외모

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外貌, from 外 (“ex”) + 貌 (“shape”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oemo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oemo
McCune–Reischauer?	oemo
Yale Romanization?	ōymo

Noun

외모 • (oemo) (hanja 外貌)

1. (outward) appearance, look

See also

• 볼품 (bolpum, “appearance, look”)
• 겉모습 (geonmoseup, “appearance”)
• 외양 (外樣, oeyang, “appearance”)
• 외관 (外觀, oegwan, “exterior”)