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U+C678, 외
HANGUL SYLLABLE OE
Composition: +

Hangul Syllables




왜 ←→ 요

Korean

Etymology 1

Korean reading of various Chinese characters

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(oe) (hanja )

  1. other things
    geu-oe-eapart from that
  2. the outside

Etymology 2

Contraction of 오이 (oi).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • 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

(oe)

  1. (dated) cucumber

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Noun

외〯 (wǒy)

  1. cucumber

Descendants

  • Korean: 오이 (oi)