Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 外部, from (outside) + (part)

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)bu] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)bu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oebu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oebu
McCune–Reischauer?oebu
Yale Romanization?ōypu

Noun edit

외부 (oebu) (hanja 外部)

  1. exterior
  2. outside, especially outside of an organization or group

Derived terms edit