외국어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外國語, from 外國 + 語.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡuɡʌ̹] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡuɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)구거/외(ː)구거]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oegugeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oegug'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	oegugŏ
Yale Romanization?	ōykwuk.e

Noun

외국어 • (oegugeo) (hanja 外國語)

1. foreign language