외설

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 猥褻.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oeseol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oeseol
McCune–Reischauer?	oesŏl
Yale Romanization?	ōysel

Noun

외설 • (oeseol) (hanja 猥褻)

1. obscenity (something that is obscene)