외

외 U+C678, 외 HANGUL SYLLABLE OE Composition: ㅇ + ㅚ ← 왷 [U+C677] Hangul Syllables 왹 → [U+C679]

외왹왺왻왼왽왾 왿욀욁욂욃욄욅 욆욇욈욉욊욋욌 욍욎욏욐욑욒욓
왜 ←	→ 요

Korean

Etymology 1

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [we̞] ~ [ø̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨/외]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oe
McCune–Reischauer?	oe
Yale Romanization?	oy

Noun

외 • (oe) (hanja 外)

1. other things

   그외에 ― geu-oe-e ― apart from that

2. the outside

Etymology 2

Contraction of 오이 (oi).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oe
McCune–Reischauer?	oe
Yale Romanization?	ōy

Noun

외 • (oe)

1. (dated) cucumber

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒj/

Noun

외〯 (wǒy)

1. cucumber

Descendants

• Korean: 오이 (oi)