외환

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外換 (“foreign exchange”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oehwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oehwan
McCune–Reischauer?	oehwan
Yale Romanization?	ōyhwan

Noun

외환 • (oehwan) (hanja 外換)

1. foreign exchange