외계

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 外界.

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?oegye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oegye
McCune–Reischauer?oegye
Yale Romanization?ōykyey

Noun

외계 (oegye) (hanja 外界)

  1. outer space
  2. outside world, external world
    Antonym: 내계(內界) (naegye)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 外罽.

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?oegye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oegye
McCune–Reischauer?oegye
Yale Romanization?ōykyey

Noun

외계 (oegye) (hanja 外罽)

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