외부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外部, from 外 (“outside”) + 部 (“part”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)bu] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)bu]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)부/외(ː)부]
  • 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

외부 • (oebu) (hanja 外部)

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

Derived terms

• 외부적 (外部的, oebujeok, “external”)