| Wade-Giles {prop} (transcription system for Mandarin) | :: ^웨이드-^자일스 /Weideu-Jailseu/ |
| Waffen-SS {prop} (combat arm of the Schutzstaffel) | :: ^무장친위대 /Mujangchinwidae/ (武裝親衛隊) |
| waffle {n} (flat pastry) | :: 와플 /wapeul/ |
| waffle {n} (speech or writing that is vague) | :: 거만한 말 /geomanhan mal/ |
| wage {n} (money paid to a worker) | :: 임금 /imgeum/, 급료 /geumnyo/, 봉급 /bonggeup/, 삯 /sak/, 품삯 /pumsak/ |
| waggon {n} (wagon) SEE: wagon | :: |
| wagon {n} (four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, see also: cart) | :: 짐마차 /jimmacha/ |
| wagtail {n} (various small passerine birds) | :: 할미새 /halmisae/, 아리새 /arisae/ |
| wai {n} (Thai greeting) | :: 와이 /wai/ |
| waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: 허리 /heori/ |
| waistcoat {n} (a sleeveless, collarless garment) | :: 조끼 /jokki/ |
| wait {v} (delay until some event) | :: 기다리다 /gidarida/, 대기하다 /daegihada/ |
| wait {v} (to serve customers) | :: 시중들다 /sijungdeulda/, 서비스하다 /seobiseuhada/ |
| wait {n} (a delay) | :: 기다림 /gidarim/ |
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
| waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: 웨이터 /weiteo/ |
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
| waiting room {n} (room) | :: 대기실 /daegisil/ |
| waitress {n} (female waiter) | :: 웨이트리스 /weiteuriseu/ |
| waka {n} (a kind of classical Japanese poem) | :: 와카 /waka/, 화가 /hwaga/ |
| Wakayama {prop} (a city in Japan) | :: ^와카야마 /Wakayama/ |
| wake {v} (to stop sleeping) | :: 일어나다 /ireonada/ |
| wake {v} | :: 깨다 /kkaeda/ |
| wake {n} (period after death) | :: 경야 /gyeong-ya/ |
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: 눈뜨다 /nuntteuda/, 일어나다 /ireonada/ |
| wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) | :: 깨우다 /kkae-uda/ |
| Wakkanai {prop} (a city in Japan) | :: ^왓카나이 /Watkanai/ |
| Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: 웨일스 /weilseu/ |
| walk {v} (to move on the feet) | :: 걷다 /geotda/, 가다 /gada/, 걸어가다 /georeogada/ |
| walk {v} (to travel a distance by walking) | :: 걸어가다 /georeogada/ |
| walk {v} (to take for a walk) | :: 거닐다 /geonilda/ |
| walk {v} (baseball: to allow to advance after four balls) | :: 사구 /sagu/ |
| walk {v} (to full cloth) | :: 무두질하다 /mudujilhada/ |
| walk {n} (trip made by walking) | :: 산책 /sanchaek/ |
| walk {n} (manner of walking) | :: 걸음새 /georeumsae/ |
| walkie-talkie {n} (portable radio) | :: 워키토키 /wokitoki/ |
| walking {n} (gerund of walk) | :: 보행 /bohaeng/, 걷기 /geotgi/ |
| walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| walking stick {n} (cane) | :: 지팡이 /jipang-i/ |
| walkman {n} (any personal cassette player) | :: 워크맨 /wokeumaen/ |
| walk of life {n} (occupation, role, class, or lifestyle) | :: 신분 /sinbun/ , 직업 /jigeop/ , 사회적 계급 /sahoejeok gyegeup/ |
| walk of life {n} | :: South: 모든 계층 |
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
| walkthrough {n} ((video games) playthrough detailing the steps involved in winning the game) | :: 연습 /yeonseup/ |
| wall {n} (defensive rampart) | :: 벽 /byeok/ |
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) | :: 벽 /byeok/ |
| wall {n} | :: 벽 /byeok/ |
| wallaby {n} (Any of several species of Marsupial) | :: 왈라비 /wallabi/ |
| Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania) | :: 왈라키아 /wallakia/ |
| wallet {n} (case for keeping money) | :: 지갑 /jigap/ |
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) | :: ^왈리스 ^퓌튀나 /Walliseu Pwitwina/ |
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) | :: 벽지 /byeokji/ (壁紙) |
| walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) | :: 낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다 /nanmareun saega deutgo bammareun jwiga deunneunda/ |
| wall socket {n} (electricity power point) | :: 콘센트 /konsenteu/ |
| walnut {n} (nut) | :: 호두 /hodu/ |
| walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: 바다코끼리 /badakokkiri/, 해상 /haesang/ (海象), 해마 /haema/ (海馬) |
| waltz {n} (a ballroom dance) | :: 왈츠 /walcheu/ |
| wandering {n} (roaming) | :: 방랑 /bangnang/ |
| wanderlust {n} (a strong impulse or longing to travel) | :: 방랑벽 /bangnangbyeok/ |
| Wang {prop} (Wang: the Chinese surname) | :: ^왕 /Wang/ (王) |
| want {v} (desire) | :: 빌다 /bilda/, 바라다 /barada/, 싶다 /sipda/, 원하다 /wonhada/, -고 싶어요 /-go sipeoyo/ |
| want {v} (lack) SEE: lack | :: |
| wapiti {n} (the American elk) | :: 와피티사슴 /wapitisaseum/ |
| waqf {n} (inalienable endowment for charity) | :: 와크프 /wakeupeu/ |
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: 전쟁 /jeonjaeng/ (戰爭) |
| war crime {n} (offense for violations of the law of war) | :: 전쟁 범죄 /jeonjaeng beomjoe/ (戰爭犯罪) |
| ward {n} (administrative subdivision of cities) | :: 구 /gu/ |
| ward {n} (Mormonism: subdivision of church) | :: 와드 /wadeu/ |
| ward {n} (part of a hospital where patients reside) | :: 병동 /byeongdong/, 病棟 |
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes) | :: 옷장 /otjang/ |
| wardrobe {n} | :: 옷장 /otjang/ |
| wardrobe malfunction {n} ((euphemism) an accidental instance of indecent exposure) | :: 옷장 기능상실 /otjang gineungsangsil/ |
| warehouse {n} (A place for storing large amounts of products) | :: 창고 /changgo/ |
| warfare {n} | :: 전쟁 /jeonjaeng/ |
| warfarin {n} (anticoagulant) | :: 와파린 /waparin/ |
| warhead {n} (part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition) | :: 탄두 /tandu/ |
| warlord {n} (high military officer in a warlike nation) | :: 장군 /janggun/ (將軍) |
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: 따뜻하다 /ttatteuthada/ |
| warmonger {n} (one who advocates war) | :: 전쟁 도발자 /jeonjaeng dobalja/, 전쟁쟁광 /jeonjaengjaenggwang/ |
| warmonger {v} (to advocate war) | :: 전쟁을 내세우다 /jeonjaeng-eul naese-uda/, 전쟁을 주장하다 /jeonjaeng-eul jujanghada/ |
| warm someone's heart {v} (warm the cockles of someone's heart) SEE: warm the cockles of someone's heart | :: |
| warmth {n} (moderate heat; sensation of being warm) | :: 온기 /on-gi/ |
| warm the cockles of someone's heart {v} (to provide happiness to someone) | :: 마음을 따뜻하게 하다 /ma-eumeul ttatteuthage hada/, 훈훈하게 하다 /hunhunhage hada/ |
| warn {v} (to make someone aware of impending danger) | :: 경고하다 /gyeonggohada/ |
| warning {n} (instance of warning someone) | :: 경고 /gyeonggo/ |
| warrant {v} (to authorize) SEE: authorize | :: |
| warrant of payment {n} | :: 지급명령 /jigeummyeongnyeong/ |
| warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) | :: 싸울아비 /ssaurabi/, 무사 /musa/ (武士), 전사 /jeonsa/ (戰士) |
| Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland) | :: ^바르샤바 /Bareusyaba/ |
| warship {n} (ship built or armed for naval combat) | :: 군함 /gunham/ |
| wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: 사마귀 /samagwi/ |
| warthog {n} (a species of wild pig) | :: 혹멧돼지 /hongmetdwaeji/ |
| wartime {n} (period of a war) | :: 전시 /jeonsi/ |
| Warwick {prop} (county town of Warwickshire) | :: ^워릭 /Worik/ |
| wasabi {n} (green Japanese condiment) | :: 와사비 /wasabi/, 고추냉이 /gochunaeng-i/ |
| wash {v} (to clean with water) | :: 씻다 /ssitda/ |
| washbasin {n} (basin used for washing, sink) | :: 대야 /daeya/, 세면기 /semyeon-gi/, 세수대야 /sesudaeya/ |
| washer {n} (flat disk) | :: 와셔 /wasyeo/ |
| washi {n} (paper) | :: 화지 /hwaji/ (和紙) |
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: 세탁기 /setakgi/ (洗濯機) |
| washing powder {n} (powder for washing clothes) | :: 세탁제 /setakje/ |
| Washington {prop} (name) | :: ^워싱턴 /Wosingteon/ |
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: 워싱턴 D.C. /Wosingteon D.C./ |
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wash up {v} (clean utensils, dishes, etc.) SEE: do the dishes | :: |
| wasp {n} (insect) | :: 말벌 /malbeol/ |
| waste {n} (excrement or urine) | :: 배설물 /baeseolmul/ |
| waste {n} (action of wasting, ineffective use) | :: 낭비 /nangbi/ , 랑비 /rangbi/ |
| waste {v} (to squander) | :: 낭비하다 /nangbihada/ |
| wastebasket {n} (wastepaper basket) SEE: wastepaper basket | :: |
| wastebasket {n} (garbage can) SEE: garbage can | :: |
| wastegate {n} (a valve that diverts exhaust gases) | :: 웨이스트게이트 /weiseuteugeiteu/ |
| waste of time {n} (meaningless or fruitless activity) | :: 시간의 낭비 /sigan-ui nangbi/ |
| wastepaper basket {n} (small open container for discarded paper) | :: 휴지통 /hyujitong/ |
| waste time {v} (allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner) | :: 시간을 소비하다 /siganeul sobihada/ |
| wastewater {n} (water containing waste products) | :: 폐수 /pyesu/ |
| wat {n} (Buddhist temple) | :: 와트 /wateu/ |
| watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: 시계 /sigye/ (時計), 워치 /wochi/ |
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) | :: 관찰하다 /gwanchalhada/, 보다 /boda/ |
| watch {v} (to observe) | :: 관찰하다 /gwanchalhada/ |
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
| watch out {interj} (proceed with caution) | :: 조심해! /Josimhae!/ |
| watch over {v} (to guard and protect) | :: 지키다 /jikida/ |
| water {n} (amniotic fluid) SEE: amniotic fluid | :: |
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: 물 /mul/, 수 /su, 水/ |
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: 완보동물 /wanbodongmul/ |
| water buffalo {n} (large ungulate) | :: 물소 /mulso/ |
| water caltrop {n} (Trapa bicornis) | :: 마름 /mareum/ |
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| water chestnut {n} (water caltrop) SEE: water caltrop | :: |
| water clock {n} (device for measuring time) | :: 물시계 /mulsigye/ (mulsigae) |
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| watercolor {n} (a painting technique) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (an artwork) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {n} (any paint used in this method) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolor {adj} (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) SEE: watercolour | :: |
| watercolour {n} (painting) | :: 수채화 /suchaehwa/ |
| watercourse {n} (channel through which water flows) | :: 수로 /suro/ |
| watercress {n} (Nasturtium officinale) | :: 물냉이 /mullaeng-i/, 크레송 /keuresong/ |
| water dropwort {n} (plant of the genus Oenanthe) | :: 미나리 /minari/ |
| waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: 폭포 /pokpo/ (瀑布) |
| waterfowl {n} (birds that spend most of their non-flying time on water) | :: 물새 /mulsae/ |
| Watergate {prop} (scandal) | :: ^워터게이트 사건 /Woteogeiteu sageon/ |
| water gun {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun | :: |
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: 물뿌리개 /mulppurigae/ |
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can | :: |
| water level {n} (level of a body of water) | :: 수위 /suwi/ |
| water level {n} (level of water table below ground) | :: 수위 /suwi/ |
| water lily {n} (Any members of Nymphaeaceae) | :: 수련 /suryeon/ (睡蓮) |
| watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) | :: 워터마크, 수위표(水位標) /woteomakeu, suwipyo/ |
| watermelon {n} (plant) | :: 수박 /subak/ |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: 수박 /subak/, 서과 /seogwa/ |
| water of crystallization {n} (water present in crystals) | :: 결정수 /gyeoljeongsu/ (結晶水) |
| water park {n} (aquapark) SEE: aquapark | :: |
| water pistol {n} (toy gun used to shoot water) SEE: squirt gun | :: |
| waterproof {adj} | :: 방수의 /bangsuui/ |
| water purifier {n} (a device that purifies water) | :: 정수기 /jeongsugi/ |
| waterway {n} (navigable body of water) | :: 수로 /suro/ |
| watt {n} (derived unit of power) | :: 와트 /wateu/ |
| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
| wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly) | :: 흔들리다 /heundeullida/ |
| wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) | :: 흔들다 /heundeulda/ |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: 물결 /mulgyeol/, 파도 /pado/ (波濤) |
| wavefunction {n} (notion in quantum mechanics) | :: 파동함수 /padonghamsu/ (波動函數) |
| wavelength {n} (the length of a single cycle of a wave) | :: 파장 /pajang/ |
| wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: 밀랍 /millap/ (蜜蠟), 왁스 /wakseu/ |
| wax {n} (preparation containing wax, used as a polish) | :: 왁스 /wakseu/ |
| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| wax gourd {n} (vine) SEE: winter melon | :: |
| wax gourd {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) SEE: winter melon | :: |
| way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
| way {n} (road, direction, path) | :: 길 /gil/ |
| way {n} (method or manner) | :: 방법 /bangbeop/ (方法) |
| way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
| Wayne {prop} (male given name) | :: ^웨인 /Wein/ |
| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| way too {adv} | :: 아주 /aju/, 매우 /mae-u/, 너무 /neomu/, 굉장히 /goengjanghi/ |
| we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: 우리 /uri/, 저희 /jeohui/ |
| weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability) | :: 약하다 /yakhada/ |
| weak {adj} | :: 약한 /yakhan/ |
| weakness {n} (condition of being weak) | :: 약함 /yakham/ |
| weakness {n} (fault) | :: 약점 /yakjeom/ |
| wealth {n} (riches; valuable material possessions) | :: 부유 /buyu/ |
| wealth {n} | :: 재산 /jaesan/ |
| wealthy {adj} (rich) | :: 풍부한 /pungbuhan/ |
| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: 무기 /mugi/ (武器), 병기 /byeonggi/, 전쟁무기 /jeonjaengmugi/ |
| wear {v} (to have on (clothes)) | :: 입다 /ipda/, 신다 /sinda/ , 쓰다 /sseuda/ , 끼다 /kkida/ |
| wear {v} | :: 입다 /ipda/ |
| wear one's heart on one's sleeve {v} (to be transparent or forthright about one's emotions) | :: 솔직하다 /soljikhada/ |
| weary {adj} | :: 지친 /jichin/ |
| weasel {n} (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) | :: 족제비 /jokjebi/ |
| weather {n} (state of the atmosphere) | :: 날씨 /nalssi/, 일기 /ilgi/ (日氣) |
| weather {v} (to expose to weather) | :: 바래다 /baraeda/ |
| weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation | :: |
| weather forecaster {n} (person who forecasts the weather) | :: 기상 캐스터 /gisang kaeseuteo/ |
| weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: 짜다 /jjada/ |
| weaver {n} (one who weaves) | :: 직공 /jikgong/ (織工) |
| web {n} (the World Wide Web (also spelled Web)) | :: 웹 /wep/ |
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| web browser {n} (a computer program used to navigate the World Wide Web) | :: 웹 브라우저 /wep beuraujeo/, 브라우저 /beuraujeo/ |
| webcam {n} (video camera viewed over a network) | :: 웹캠 /wepkaem/ |
| web colors {n} (complete palette of colors that are displayed on the web and on the computer) | :: 웹 색상 /wep saeksang/ |
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
| web page {n} (a single page in a website) | :: 웹 페이지 /wep peiji/ |
| web server {n} (software) | :: 웹 서버 /wep seobeo/ |
| website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: 웹사이트 /wepsaiteu/, 사이트 /saiteu/ |
| Wed {n} (abbreviation of Wednesday) | :: 수 /su/ |
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) | :: 결혼식 /gyeolhonsik/ (結婚式) |
| wedge {n} (simple machine) | :: 쐐기 /sswaegi/ |
| Wednesday {n} (day of the week) | :: 수요일 /suyoil/ (水曜日) |
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar | :: |
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
| weed {n} (unwanted plant) | :: 잡초 /japcho/ |
| weed {v} (to remove weeds from) | :: 매다 /maeda/, 김매다 /gimmaeda/ |
| weed {n} (duckweed) SEE: duckweed | :: |
| week {n} (period of seven days) | :: 주 /ju/ (週), 주일 /ju-il/ |
| weekday {n} (weekday) | :: 평일 /pyeong-il/ (平日) |
| weekend {n} (break in the working week) | :: 주말 /jumal/ (週末) |
| weekly {adj} (happening once a week or every week) | :: 매주의 /maejuui/ |
| weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) | :: 울다 /ulda/ |
| weeping willow {n} (Salix babylonica) | :: 실버들 /silbeodeul/, 수양버들 /suyangbeodeul/ |
| weevil {n} (beetle in the superfamily Curculionoidea) | :: 바구미 /bagumi/ |
| weigh {v} | :: 무게를 달다 /mugereul dalda/ |
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
| weight {n} (force due to gravity) | :: 중량 /jungnyang/ (重量), 무게 /muge/, 체중 /chejung/ |
| weight {n} (standardized measuring weight) | :: 체중 /chejung/ |
| weightlessness {n} (having zero weight) | :: 무중력 /mujungnyeok/, 무중량 /mujungnyang/ |
| weightlessness {n} (experience or instance of being weightless) | :: 무중력 /mujungnyeok/, 무중량 /mujungnyang/ |
| weightlifting {n} (sport in which competitors lift heavy weights) | :: 역도 /yeokdo/ (力道) |
| Weimar Republic {prop} (Germany between 1919 and 1933) | :: ^바이마르 ^공화국 /Baimareu Gonghwaguk/ |
| Wei River {prop} (major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces) | :: ^웨이허 강 /Weiheo gang/, ^웨이수이 /Weisu-i/ |
| welcome {adj} (whose arrival is a cause of joy) | :: 환영 /hwanyeong/ |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: 잘 오셨습니다 /jal osyeotseumnida/, 환영합니다 /hwanyeonghamnida/, 어서 오세요 /eoseo oseyo/ |
| welcome {n} (act of greeting someone's arrival) | :: 환영 /hwanyeong/ |
| welcome {n} (utterance of such a greeting) | :: 인사 /insa/ |
| welcome {v} (affirm or greet the arrival of someone) | :: 환영하다 /hwanyeonghada/ |
| weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) | :: 용접하다 /yongjeophada/ |
| welder {n} (one who welds) | :: 용접공 /yongjeopgong/ |
| welfare {n} (aid, provided by a government, etc.) | :: 복지 /bokji/ 福祉) |
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
| well {adv} (accurately; competently) | :: 잘 /jal/ |
| well {adv} | :: 잘 /jal/ |
| well {adj} (in good health) | :: 건강하다 /geon-ganghada/ |
| well {interj} (used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations) | :: 저기 /jeogi/, 음 /eum/ |
| well {interj} (used in conversation to fill space) | :: 저어 /jeo-eo/ |
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: 샘 /saem/ , 우물 /umul/ |
| well begun is half done {proverb} (much depends on the beginning of an endeavour) | :: 시작이 반이다 /sijagi banida/ |
| well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity) | :: 복리 /bongni/ (福利), 복지 /bokji/ (福祉) |
| Wellington {prop} (capital of New Zealand) | :: ^웰링턴 /Wellingteon/ |
| wellness {n} (The quality or state of being in good health.) | :: 웰빙 /welbing/ |
| Welsh {n} (language) | :: 웨일스어 /weilseueo/ |
| Welsh cake {n} (sweet griddle-baked flatbread) | :: 웰시 케이크 /welsi keikeu/ |
| Welsh onion {n} (Allium fistulosum) SEE: spring onion | :: |
| weltanschauung {n} (worldview) SEE: worldview | :: |
| wen {n} (a cyst on the skin) | :: 혹 /hok/ |
| Wen {prop} (Chinese surname) | :: ^온 /On/ (溫) |
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav | :: |
| wendigo {n} (malevolent and violent cannibal spirit in Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, and Cree mythology) | :: 웬디고 /wendigo/ |
| Wendish {adj} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wendish {prop} (Sorbian) SEE: Sorbian | :: |
| Wenzhou {prop} (city in China) | :: ^원저 /Wonjeo/, ^원저우 /Wonjeou/, ^온주 /Onju/ |
| were- {prefix} (man) | :: 사람 /saram/ |
| werewolf {n} (wolflike human) | :: 늑대인간 /neukdaein-gan/ |
| west {n} (compass point) | :: 서 /seo/ (西), 하늬 /hanui/, 서쪽 /seojjok/ |
| West {prop} (Western world) | :: ^서양 /Seoyang/ (西洋) |
| West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: ^요르단 강 서안 지구 /Yoreudan gang seoan jigu/ |
| West Bengal {prop} (state) | :: ^웨스트벵갈 주 /Weseuteubenggal ju/, ^웨스트벵갈 /Weseuteubenggal/ |
| West Coast {prop} (the western seaboard of the United States) | :: 서해안 /seohaean/ |
| western {adj} (pertaining to the west) | :: 서쪽의 /seojjogui/ |
| Western {adj} (of, situated in, or related to the West) SEE: western | :: |
| western barn owl {n} (Tyto alba furcata) | :: 원숭이올빼미 /wonsung-iolppaemi/ |
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: 서유럽 /seoyureop/ (西-) |
| Western Hemisphere {prop} (hemisphere of the Earth) | :: 서반구 /seoban-gu/ |
| westernization {n} (assimilation of the western culture) | :: 서양화 /seoyanghwa/ |
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: ^서사하라 /Seosahara/ |
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: ^통곡의 벽 /Tonggogui byeok/, ^서벽 /Seobyeok/ |
| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) | :: ^웨스트민스터 사원 /Weseuteuminseuteo sawon/ |
| Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) | :: 웨스트민스터 대성당 /weseuteuminseuteo daeseongdang/ |
| West Virginia {prop} (US state) | :: ^웨스트버지니아 /Weseuteubeojinia/ |
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: 젖은 /jeojeun/, 젖다 /jeotda/ |
| wet {v} (cover or impregnate with liquid) | :: 적시다 /jeoksida/ |
| wet {v} (become wet) | :: 젖다 /jeotda/ |
| wet {v} (form an intermetallic bond) | :: 습윤하다 /seubyunhada/ |
| wet dream {n} (literally) | :: 몽정 /mongjeong/ |
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: 유모 /yumo/ |
| wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season | :: |
| wetsuit {n} (close fitting, insulating garment) | :: 잠수복 /jamsubok/ |
| whale {n} (large sea mammal) | :: 고래 /gorae/ |
| whaling {n} (practice of hunting whales) | :: 고래잡이 /goraejabi/ |
| wharf {n} (man-made landing place) | :: 부두 /budu/, 선창 /seonchang/ |
| what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: 무엇 /mueot/, 뭐 /mwo/ |
| what {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: 어때? /Eottae?/ |
| what about {adv} (used to make a suggestion) | :: 어때요 /eottaeyo/ |
| what about {adv} (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered) | :: 는 /neun/ |
| what about {adv} (used to repeat a question) | :: 는 /neun/ |
| whataboutery {n} (whataboutism) SEE: whataboutism | :: |
| whataboutism {n} (propaganda technique) | :: 그쪽이야말로주의 /geujjogiyamallojuui/ |
| what are you doing {phrase} (what are you doing) | :: 뭐하십니까? /Mwohasimnikka?/, 뭐하세요? /Mwohaseyo?/, 뭐해? /Mwohae?/ |
| what date is it today {phrase} (what date is it today?) | :: 오늘이 며칠입니까? /Oneuri myeochirimnikka?/ |
| what day is it today {phrase} (what day is it today? (current day of the week or of the month)) | :: 오늘이 무슨 요일입니까? /Oneuri museun yoirimnikka?/ |
| what does XX mean {phrase} (what does XX mean?) | :: XX는 무엇을 의미합니까? /XXneun mueodeul uimihamnikka?/ |
| what do you say {phrase} (used to ask someone if they are willing to do something) | :: 어떻게 생각해? /Eotteoke saenggakhae?/, 어때? /Eottae?/ |
| whatever {determiner} (no matter which; for any) | :: 무엇이든 /mueodideun/, 도대체 무엇이 /dodaeche mueodi/, 것은 무엇이든지 /geodeun mueodideunji/ |
| what goes around comes around {proverb} (actions have consequences) | :: 뿌린대로 거둔다 /ppurindaero geodunda/ |
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: 이것은 무엇입니까 /igeodeun mueodimnikka/ , 이게 뭐예요 /ige mwoyeyo/ |
| what is your name {phrase} (what is your name?) | :: 성함이 어떻게 되세요? /Seonghami eotteoke doeseyo?/ , 이름이 무엇입니까? /Ireumi mueodimnikka?/, 이름이 뭐예요? /Ireumi mwoyeyo?/, 너 이름이 뭐니? /Neo ireumi mwoni?/ |
| what kind of {pron} | :: 어떤 /eotteon/ |
| what kind of music do you like {phrase} (what kind of music do you like?) | :: 어떤 음악 을 좋아하세요? /Eotteon eumak eul joahaseyo?/ |
| what languages do you speak {phrase} (what languages do you speak?) | :: 어떤 언어를 할 줄 알아요? /Eotteon eoneoreul hal jul arayo?/ |
| what's done is done {proverb} | :: 완료된 작업 /wallyodoen jageop/ |
| what's new {phrase} (informal greeting asking what has happened recently) | :: 별일없이 지내세요? /Byeorireopsi jinaeseyo?/ , 별일 없니? /Byeoril eomni?/ |
| what's your job {phrase} (what's your job?) | :: 직업은 무엇입니까? /jigeob-eun mueosimnikka?/, 직업은 뭐예요? /jigeob-eun mwoyeyo?/ |
| what's your phone number {phrase} (what's your phone number?) | :: 당신의 전화번호는 무엇입니까? /Dangsinui jeonhwabeonhoneun mueodimnikka?/, 전화번호가 몇 번이에요? /Jeonhwabeonhoga myeot beonieyo?/ |
| what the fuck {phrase} (An intensive form of what) | :: 니미럴 /nimireol/ |
| what the hell {phrase} (an intensive form of what) | :: 알게 뭐야? /Alge mwoya?/ |
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: 몇 시입니까? /Myeot siimnikka?/, 몇 시예요? /Myeot siyeyo?/ |
| wheat {n} (grain) | :: 밀 /mil/ |
| wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: 바퀴 /bakwi/, 차륜 /charyun/ |
| wheel {n} (steering device in a vessel) | :: 타륜 /taryun/ |
| wheel {n} (person with a great deal of power or influence) | :: 실력자 /sillyeokja/, 거물 /geomul/ |
| wheel {n} (lowest straight in poker) | :: 휠 /hwil/ |
| wheel {n} (wheel rim) | :: 림 /rim/ |
| wheel {v} (To roll along as on wheels) | :: 구르다 /gureuda/ |
| wheel {v} (To travel around in large circles, particularly in the air) | :: 선회하다 /seonhoehada/ |
| wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel | :: |
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: 손수레 /sonsure/ |
| wheelchair {n} (chair) | :: 휠체어 /hwilcheeo/, 바퀴의자 /bakwiuija/ |
| wheel of Fortune {prop} (Tarot card) | :: 운명의 수레바퀴 /unmyeong-ui surebakwi/ |
| Wheel of Fortune {prop} (television game show) | :: 운의 행운의 수레바퀴 쇼 /unui haeng-unui surebakwi syo/ |
| when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) | :: 언제 /eonje/ |
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time) | :: 언제 /eonje/ |
| when {conj} | :: 언제 /eonje/ |
| whence {adv} (from where; from which place or source) | :: 어디서 /eodiseo/ |
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| whenever {conj} | :: 언제나 /eonjena/ |
| when in Rome {proverb} (adjust to local customs) SEE: when in Rome, do as the Romans do | :: |
| when in Rome, do as the Romans do {proverb} (behave as those around do) | :: 입향순속 /iphyangsunsok/, 入郷循俗 /입향순속, iphyangsunsok/, 로마에 가면 로마법을 따르라 /roma-e gamyeon romabeobeul ttareura/, 고을에 들어가면 고을 풍속을 따르라 /go-eure deureogamyeon go-eul pungsogeul ttareura/ |
| when the cat's away the mice will play {proverb} (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) | :: 고양이가 없으면 쥐가 살판이 난다 /goyang-iga eopseumyeon jwiga salpani nanda/ |
| where {conj} (while on the contrary, although, whereas) | :: -지만 /-jiman/, -지마는 /-jimaneun/ |
| where {conj} (at or in which place) | :: 어디 /eodi/ |
| where {conj} (to which place or situation) | :: -으로 /-euro/ |
| where {conj} (wherever) | :: 어디든지 /eodideunji/ |
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) | :: 어디 /eodi/ |
| whereafter {adv} (translation) | :: 그때 이래 /geuttae irae/, 그 이후 /geu ihu/, 그 이후로 /geu ihuro/, 그때 이후 /geuttae ihu/ |
| where are we going {phrase} (where are we going?) | :: 어디가는거요? /Eodiganeun-geoyo?/ |
| where are you {phrase} (where are you?) | :: 어디있어 /eodiisseo/ |
| where are you from {phrase} (in which country or region were you born or raised) | :: 어디서 오셨어요? /Eodiseo osyeosseoyo?/ |
| where does it hurt {phrase} (where does it hurt?) | :: 어디가 아프십니까? /Eodiga apeusimnikka?/, 어디에서 아파요? /Eodieseo apayo?/ |
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: 어디 삽니까? /Eodi samnikka?/ |
| where is the toilet {phrase} (where is the toilet?) | :: 화장실이 어디입니까? /Hwajangsiri eodiimnikka?/, 화장실이 어디예요? /Hwajangsiri eodiyeyo?/ |
| where there's smoke, there's fire {proverb} (if there is telltale evidence of some event, the event is probably occurring) | :: 불이없는 곳에 연기는 나지 않는다 /burieomneun gode yeon-gineun naji anneunda/ |
| where you at {phrase} (where are you) SEE: where are you | :: |
| whether {conj} (introducing indirect questions) | :: -는지 /-neunji/, -ᆫ지 /-ᆫji/ |
| whether {conj} (if, whether or not) | :: -지 /-ji/, -지 어떤지 /-ji eotteonji/ |
| whether {conj} (introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | :: -든지 /-deunji/ |
| whey {n} (liquid remaining after milk has been curdled) | :: 유청 /yucheong/ |
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: 어느 /eoneu/ |
| while {conj} (during the same time that) | :: 동안 /dong-an/ |
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
| whip {n} (rod or rope) | :: 채찍 /chaejjik/ |
| whip {v} (to hit with a whip) | :: 채찍질하다 /chaejjikjil-hada/ |
| whip {n} (whipped cream) SEE: whipped cream | :: |
| whipped cream {n} (thick cream that has had air incorporated into it by rapid beating) | :: 생크림 /saengkeurim/ |
| whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) | :: 선풍 /seonpung/ |
| whisker {n} (long projecting hair at the sides of the mouth of a cat) | :: 동모 /dongmo/ |
| whiskered tern {n} (Chlidonias hybrida) | :: 구레나루제비갈매기 /gurenarujebigalmaegi/, 구레나룻제비갈매기 /gurenarutjebigalmaegi/ |
| whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: 위스키 /wiseuki/ |
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
| whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice) | :: 속삭임 /soksagim/ |
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: 속삭이다 /soksagida/ |
| whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound) | :: 호각 /hogak/ |
| whistle {n} (act of whistling) | :: 호루라기 /horuragi/ |
| whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) | :: 휘파람 /hwiparam/ |
| whistle {n} | :: 호르라기 /horeuragi/ |
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: 휘파람을 불다 /hwiparameul bulda/ |
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
| whistle past the graveyard {v} (to try to be cheerful in the face of one's fears) | :: 두려우면서도 두렵지 않은것처럼 행동한다 /duryeoumyeonseodo duryeopji aneun-geotcheoreom haengdonghanda/ |
| white {n} (color/colour) | :: 하양 /hayang/, 흰색 /huinsaek/ |
| white {n} (Caucasian person) | :: 백인 /baegin/ |
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine | :: |
| white {adj} (Cistercian) SEE: Cistercian | :: |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: 희다 /huida/ , 흰 /huin/ |
| white ant {n} (white ant) SEE: termite | :: |
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| white-billed diver {n} (Gavia adamsii) | :: 흰부리아비 /huinburiabi/ |
| white blood cell {n} (cytology: a type of blood cell that is involved with an immune response) | :: 백혈구 /baekhyeolgu/ |
| white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) | :: 토끼풀 /tokkipul/ |
| white-collar {adj} (of or pertaining to office work and workers) | :: 화이트칼라 /hwaiteukalla/ |
| white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) | :: 백색 왜성 /baeksaek waeseong/ |
| whitefin dolphin {n} (baiji) SEE: baiji | :: |
| white flag {n} (a flag used as a symbol of surrender) | :: 백기 /baekgi/ |
| white gourd {n} (vine) SEE: winter melon | :: |
| white gourd {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) SEE: winter melon | :: |
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: ^백악관 /Baegakgwan/ (白堊館), ^화이트 하우스 /Hwaiteu hauseu/ |
| white lead {n} (lead carbonate or the paint thereof) | :: 연백 /yeonbaek/ |
| white light {n} (light perceived as having no colour) | :: 백색광 /baeksaekgwang/ |
| white man {n} (Caucasian) SEE: Caucasian | :: |
| white matter {n} (region of the central nervous system) | :: 백질 /baekjil/ |
| whiten {v} (to make white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) | :: 하얗게 하다 (hayake hada) |
| whiten {v} (to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch) | :: 하얘지다 /hayaejida/, 희어지다 /huieojida/ |
| white owl {n} (Tyto alba) SEE: western barn owl | :: |
| white pointer {n} (great white shark) SEE: great white shark | :: |
| white rice {n} (rice with the hull polished off) | :: 흰쌀 /huinssal/ |
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) | :: ^백해 /Baekhae/ (白海) |
| whitesmith {n} (tinsmith) SEE: tinsmith | :: |
| white tea {n} (drink) | :: 백차 /baekcha/ (白茶) |
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine) | :: 백포도주 /baekpodoju/ (白葡萄酒) |
| whither {adv} (to which place) | :: 어디 /eodi/, 어디에 /eodie/ |
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: 누구 /nugu/ |
| who are you {phrase} (who are you?) | :: 누구세요? /Nuguseyo?/ |
| whole {adj} (entire) | :: 전체 /jeonche/ (全體) |
| whole {adj} | :: 전 /jeon/ |
| whole note {n} (semibreve) SEE: semibreve | :: |
| whole number {n} (integer) SEE: integer | :: |
| whole number {n} (natural number) SEE: natural number | :: |
| wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely | :: |
| whooper {n} (whooper swan) SEE: whooper swan | :: |
| whooper swan {n} (the species of swan Cygnus cygnus) | :: 큰고니 /keun-goni/ |
| whooping cough {n} (a contagious disease) | :: 백일해 /baegilhae/ (百日咳) |
| whore {n} | :: 갈보 /galbo/, 논다니 /nondani/, 매춘부 /maechunbu/ (賣春婦), 잡년 /jamnyeon/; 잡년 /jamnyeon/ |
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whose {determiner} (of whom (interrogative)) | :: 누구의 /nuguui/, 누구 것 /nugu geot/ |
| why {adv} (for what reason) | :: 왜 /wae/ |
| Wicca {prop} (neo-pagan religion) | :: 위카 /wika/ |
| wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: 심지 /simji/, 등심 /deungsim/ |
| wicked {adj} (evil or mischevous) | :: 나쁜 /nappeun/ |
| wicker {n} (flexible branch or twig) | :: 고리 /gori/ |
| wicker {n} | :: 고리 (gori) |
| wicker {n} (wickerwork) SEE: wickerwork | :: |
| wickerwork {n} (things made of wicker) | :: 고리짝 /gorijjak/, 고리 /gori/ |
| wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: 넓다 /neolda/, 넓은 /neolbeun/ |
| widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died) | :: 홀어미 /horeomi/, 과부 /gwabu/ (寡婦) |
| widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: 홀아비 /horabi/ |
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: 폭 /pok/ |
| Wie {prop} (Korean surname) | :: 위 /wi/, 魏 |
| wife {n} (married woman) | :: 아내 /anae/, 집사람 /jipsaram/ , 마누라 /manura/ , 와이프 /waipeu/, 부인 /bu-in/ |
| wifebeater {n} (singlet) SEE: singlet | :: |
| Wi-Fi {n} (computing: wireless data communication standard) | :: 와이파이 /waipai/ |
| wig {n} (head of artificial hair) | :: 가발 /gabal/ (假髮), 덧머리 /deonmeori/ |
| wigeon {n} (a kind of duck) | :: 홍머리오리 /hongmeoriori/ |
| wiki {n} (collaborative website) | :: 위키 https://dictious.com/en/ |
| wikify {v} (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) | :: 위키화 시키다 /wikihwa sikida/ |
| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) | :: 위키백과 /wikibaekgwa/ (-百科), 위키피디아 /wikipidia/ |
| Wikipedian {n} (a person who uses, edits, or contributes to Wikipedia) | :: ^위키백과 사용자 /Wikibaekgwa sayongja/ |
| Wikipedian {adj} (of or relating to Wikipedia) | :: ^위키백과의 /Wikibaekgwaui/, ^위키백과에 관한 /Wikibaekgwa-e gwanhan/ |
| Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: 위키낱말사전 /wikinanmalsajeon/ (-辭典), 윅셔너리 /wiksyeoneori/ |
| wild {adj} (not domesticated or tamed) | :: 야생의 /yasaeng-ui/, 길들여지지 않은 /gildeuryeojiji aneun/ |
| wild animal {n} (animal living in a natural, undomesticated state) | :: 야생 동물 /yasaeng dongmul/ |
| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) | :: 멧돼지 /metdwaeji/ |
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} | :: 살쾡이 /salkwaeng-i/ |
| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} (wildcat strike) SEE: wildcat strike | :: |
| wildcat strike {n} (labour strike not authorized by the leaders of a trade union) | :: 살쾡이파업 /salkwaeng-ipa-eop/ |
| wildebeest {n} (gnu) SEE: gnu | :: |
| wildfire {n} (rapidly spreading fire) | :: 산불 /sanbul/ |
| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire | :: |
| wild goose {n} (species of wildlife goose) | :: 기러기 (gireogi) cf. 雁 |
| wildly {adv} (in a wild manner) | :: 격렬 /gyeongnyeol/ |
| wildness {n} (the quality of being wild or untamed) | :: 野性 /yaseong, 야성/ |
| wild turkey {n} (Meleagris gallopavo) | :: 칠면조 /chilmyeonjo/ |
| will {v} (indicating future action) | :: -ᆯ 것이다 /-ᆯ geodida/ |
| will {n} (act of choosing to do something; conscious intent or volition) | :: 의지 /uiji/ |
| will {n} (legal document) | :: 유서 /yuseo/ |
| William {prop} (male given name) | :: ^윌리엄 /Willieom/ |
| willingly {adv} (of one’s own free will) | :: 기꺼이 /gikkeoi/ |
| will o' the wisp {n} (strange light) | :: 도깨비불 /dokkaebibul/ |
| willow {n} (tree) | :: 버들 /beodeul/, 버드나무 /beodeunamu/ |
| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: 연노랑눈솔새 /yeonnorangnunsolsae/ |
| willpower {n} (strength of will) | :: 의지력 /uijiryeok/ (意志力), 정신력 /jeongsillyeok/ |
| willy {n} (The penis) | :: 고추 /gochu/ |
| will you marry me {phrase} (marriage proposal) | :: 저랑 결혼해 주세요 /jeorang gyeolhonhae juseyo/ |
| wily {adj} (sly, cunning) | :: 교활한 /gyohwal-han/ |
| win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: 이기다 /igida/ |
| win {v} (intransitive: achieve by winning) | :: 이기다 /igida/ |
| win {n} (individual victory) | :: 승리 /seungni/ |
| Winchester {prop} (city in England) | :: ^윈체스터 /Wincheseuteo/ |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: 바람 /baram/ |
| wind chimes {n} (chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind) | :: 풍령 /pungnyeong/ (風鈴) |
| Windhoek {prop} (capital of Namibia) | :: ^빈트후크 /Binteuhukeu/, ^윈드후크 /Windeuhukeu/ |
| windhover {n} (common kestrel) SEE: common kestrel | :: |
| windmill {n} (machine) | :: 풍차 /pungcha/ |
| window {n} (opening for light and air) | :: 창 /chang/, 창구 /changgu/ (窓口), 창문 /changmun/ |
| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window | :: |
| windowpane {n} (piece of glass filling a window) | :: 유리창 /yurichang/, 창유리 /chang-yuri/ |
| Windows {prop} (Microsoft Windows) | :: 윈도우 /windou/, 윈도 /windo/ |
| window-shopping {n} (browsing shops with no intention of buying) | :: 아이쇼핑 /aisyoping/ |
| windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: 창턱 /changteok/ |
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| windpipe {n} (trachea) | :: 숨통 /sumtong/, 기도 /gido/ (氣道), 기관 /gigwan/ (氣管) |
| windscreen wiper {n} (a device to clear a windscreen) SEE: windshield wiper | :: |
| windshield wiper {n} (device to clear a windshield) | :: 와이퍼 /waipeo/ |
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| windy {adj} (accompanied by wind) | :: 바람 부는 /baram buneun/ |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: 포도주 /podoju/ (葡萄酒), 와인 /wain/ |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) | :: 술 /sul/, 주 /ju/ |
| wine {n} (wine colour) | :: 포도주 빛의 /podoju bichui/, 포도주색 /podojusaek/ |
| winemaking {n} (the act of making wine) | :: 포도주 양조 /podoju yangjo/ |
| winery {n} (a place where wine is made, or a company that makes wine) | :: 와이너리 /waineori/ |
| wing {n} (part of an animal) | :: 날개 /nalgae/ |
| wing {n} (part of an aircraft) | :: 날개 /nalgae/ |
| wing {n} | :: 날개 /nalgae/ |
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
| Wing Chun {n} (Chinese martial arts) | :: 영춘권 /yeongchun-gwon/ |
| winner {n} (one who has won or often wins) | :: 수상자 /susangja/, 승리자 /seungnija/ |
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: 곰돌이 푸 /gomdori pu/ |
| Winnipeg {prop} (capital of Manitoba) | :: ^위니펙 /Winipek/ |
| win over {v} (to persuade) SEE: persuade | :: |
| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: 겨울 /gyeoul/ |
| wintergreen {n} (evergreen) SEE: evergreen | :: |
| winter melon {n} (fuzzy melon fruit) | :: 동과 /donggwa/ (冬瓜) |
| winter solstice {n} (the moment when the hemisphere is most inclined away from the sun) | :: 동지 /dongji/ (冬至) |
| winter sport {n} (sport played on ice or snow) | :: 겨울 스포츠 /gyeoul seupocheu/ |
| winter storm {n} (A winter storm) | :: 겨울 폭풍 /gyeoul pokpung/ |
| wipe {v} (remove surface substance) | :: 닦다 /dakda/ |
| wipe out {v} (to destroy or obliterate) | :: 무찌르다 /mujjireuda/ |
| wire {n} (thin thread of metal) | :: 철사 /cheolsa/ (鐵絲) |
| wire {n} (metal conductor that carries electricity) | :: 전선 /jeonseon/ (電線) |
| wire {n} (fence made of usually barbed wire) | :: 철조망 /cheoljomang/ (鐵條網) |
| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
| wireframe {n} (model of three-dimensional object) | :: 와이어프레임 /waieopeureim/ |
| wiretap {n} (covert connection) | :: 도청 장치 /docheong jangchi/ |
| Wisconsin {prop} (state of the United States of America) | :: 위스콘신 /wiseukonsin/ |
| wisdom {n} (element of personal character) | :: 지혜 /jihye/, 슬기 /seulgi/ |
| Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach {prop} (Ecclesiasticus) SEE: Ecclesiasticus | :: |
| Wisdom of Solomon {prop} (book) | :: ^솔로몬의 지혜 /Sollomonui jihye/ (솔로몬의 智慧 /-/), ^지혜서 /Jihyeseo/ (智慧書) |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: 사랑니 /sarangni/ |
| wise {adj} (showing good judgement) | :: 현명하다 /hyeonmyeonghada/, 명철하다 /myeongcheolhada/ |
| wish {n} (desire) | :: 소원 /sowon/ |
| wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) | :: 빌다 /bilda/, 바라다 /barada/, 원하다 /wonhada/ |
| wisteria {n} (a genus of about ten species of woody climbing vines) | :: 등나무 /deungnamu/ |
| wit {n} (Ability to think quickly) | :: 눈치 /nunchi/ |
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| witch {n} (person who uses magic) | :: 무당 /mudang/ (巫堂), 마녀 /manyeo/ (魔女) |
| witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches) | :: 마법 /mabeop/, 마술 /masul/, 요술 /yosul/, 위치크래프트 /wichikeuraepeuteu/ |
| witch doctor {n} (person believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magic) | :: 주술사 /jusulsa/ |
| witch-hunt {n} (persecution of persons believed to be using magic) | :: 마녀사냥 /manyeosanyang/ |
| with {prep} (in the company of) | :: ...와 /...wa/ |
| withdraw {v} (pull back) | :: 후퇴하다 /hutoehada/, 취소하다 /chwisohada/ |
| withdraw {v} (take back) | :: 취소하다 /chwisohada/ |
| withdraw {v} (remove, stop providing) | :: 제거하다 /jegeohada/ |
| withdraw {v} (extract (money from an account)) | :: 뽑다 /ppopda/, 추출하다 /chuchulhada/ |
| withdraw {v} (retreat) | :: 후퇴하다 /hutoehada/, 물러서다 /mulleoseoda/ |
| wither {v} ((intransitive) shrivel, droop, dry up) | :: 시들다 /sideulda/ |
| within {prep} (spatial enclosure) | :: 속에 /soge/, 안에 /ane/ |
| without {prep} (not having) | :: ...없이 /...eopsi/ |
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| without fail {prep} (certainly) | :: 반드시 /bandeusi/ |
| with pleasure {prep} (willingly, without argument) | :: 기꺼이 /gikkeoi/ |
| withspeak {v} (speak against) SEE: oppose | :: |
| withstand {v} (to resist) | :: 맞서다 /matseoda/ |
| withy {n} (osier) SEE: osier | :: |
| withy {n} (long, flexible twig of the osier) SEE: osier | :: |
| witness {n} (attestation of a fact or event) | :: 증인 /jeung-in/ (証人) |
| witness {n} (one who has a personal knowledge of something) | :: 목격자 /mokgyeokja/ (目擊者) |
| witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) | :: 증인 /jeung-in/ (証人) |
| witness {v} ((transitive) to furnish proof of) | :: 입증하다 /ipjeunghada/ |
| witness {v} ((transitive) to see or gain knowledge of through experience) | :: 목격하다 /mokgyeokhada/ |
| wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) | :: 마법사 /mabeopsa/ |
| wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) | :: 위저드 /wijeodeu/ |
| wizardess {n} (sorceress) SEE: sorceress | :: |
| wog {n} (person of Italian descent) SEE: wop | :: |
| wok {n} (large round pan) | :: ^중국 냄비 /Jungguk naembi/ |
| wolf {n} (animal) | :: 늑대 /neukdae/, 이리 /iri/ |
| wolf {v} (to devour) | :: 게걸스레 먹다 /gegeolseure meokda/ |
| wolf {n} (constellation) SEE: Lupus | :: |
| wolfberry {n} (fruit of Lycium barbarum or Lycium chinense) | :: 구기자 /gugija/ (枸杞子) |
| wolf cub {n} (young wolf) | :: 새끼늑대 /saekkineukdae/ |
| Wolfgang {prop} (male given name) | :: 볼프강 /Bolpeugang/ |
| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) | :: 내숭 /naesung/ |
| wolfkin {n} (young or small wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfling {n} (wolf cub) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
| wolfsbane {n} (herbs of the genus Aconitum) SEE: aconite | :: |
| wolf whelp {n} (young, esp. infant, wolf) SEE: wolf cub | :: |
| Wolverhampton {prop} (city) | :: 울버햄프턴 /ulbeohaempeuteon/ |
| wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo) | :: 울버린 /ulbeorin/ |
| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: 여성 /yeoseong/ (女性), 계집 /gyejip/, 여자 /yeoja/ (女子), 녀성 /nyeoseong/ , 녀자 /nyeoja/ |
| womanish {adj} (characteristic of a woman) | :: 여자 같은 /yeoja gateun/ |
| womanizer {n} (habitual seducer of women) | :: 오입 쟁이 /oip jaeng-i/ |
| womb {n} (uterus) | :: 자궁 /jagung/ (子宮) |
| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
| won {n} (currency of Korea) | :: 원 /won/ (圓) |
| wonder {n} (something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel) | :: 놀라움 /nollaum/, 경이 /gyeong-i/ |
| wonder {n} (something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable) | :: 기적 /gijeok/ |
| wonder {n} (someone very talented at something, a genius) | :: 천재 /cheonjae/, 기인 /giin/ |
| wonder {v} (to be affected with surprise) | :: 놀라다 /nollada/ |
| wonder {v} (to ponder about something) | :: 의심하다 /uisimhada/ |
| wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: 놀라운 /nollaun/ |
| Wonder Woman {prop} (DC Comics character) | :: ^원더 ^우먼 /Wondeo Umeon/ |
| Wonsan {prop} (a city in North Korea) | :: ^원산 /Wonsan/ (元山) |
| wonton {n} (Chinese dumpling) | :: 훈툰 /huntun/ |
| wood {n} (substance) | :: 나무 /namu/, 목재 /mokjae/ (木材) |
| wood {n} (woodland) | :: 숲 /sup/, 수풀 /supul/ |
| wood {n} (firewood) | :: 땔나무 /ttaellamu/ |
| woodcutter {n} (lumberjack) SEE: lumberjack | :: |
| wood ear {n} (black fungus) | :: 목이버섯 /mogibeoseot/ |
| wooden {adj} (made of wood) | :: 목조 /mokjo/ |
| wooden fish {n} (percussion instrument) | :: 목어 /mogeo/ |
| woodie {n} (erection) SEE: erection | :: |
| woodlouse {n} (any species of suborder Oniscidea) | :: 쥐며느리 /jwimyeoneuri/ |
| wood nuthatch {n} (Sitta europaea) SEE: Eurasian nuthatch | :: |
| woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae) | :: 딱따구리 /ttakttaguri/ |
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
| woodwind instrument {n} (musical instrument) | :: 목관 악기 /mokgwan akgi/ |
| woof {n} (sound of a dog) | :: 멍멍 /meongmeong/ |
| wooing {n} (courting) SEE: courtship | :: |
| wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: 털실 /teolsil/, 양모 /yangmo/ |
| wool {n} (cloth or yarn) | :: 털실 /teolsil/, 양모 /yangmo/ |
| woolen {adj} (made of wool) | :: 양모의 /yangmoui/ |
| woolen {n} (item of clothing made from wool) | :: 모직물 /mojingmul/ |
| wop {n} (person of Italian descent) | :: ^이태리 놈 /Itaeri nom/, ^이탈리아 놈 /Itallia nom/ |
| Worcester {prop} (city in England) | :: ^우스터 /Useuteo/ |
| Worcestershire sauce {n} (English condiment) | :: 우스터 소스 /useuteo soseu/ |
| word {n} (unit of language) | :: 말 /mal/, 낱말 /nanmal/, 단어 /daneo/ (單語) |
| word {n} (promise) | :: 말 /mal/, 약속 /yaksok/ (約束) |
| word {n} (the word of God) | :: 복음 /bogeum/ (福音), 말씀 /malsseum/ |
| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| Word {n} (Creative word of God) | :: 말씀 /malsseum/ |
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
| wordbook {n} (libretto) SEE: libretto | :: |
| word-hoard {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| wordhood {n} | :: 단어성 /daneoseong/ |
| word of honor {n} (a promise, or a pledge of one's good faith) | :: 명예의 낱말 /myeong-e-ui natmal/ |
| word of honour {n} (word of honor) SEE: word of honor | :: |
| word order {n} (order of syntactic constituents) | :: 어순 /eosun/ |
| words {n} (lyrics) SEE: lyrics | :: |
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
| word-stock {n} (vocabulary) SEE: vocabulary | :: |
| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: 일 /il/, 노동 /nodong/ (勞動), 로동 /rodong/ , 직업 /jigeop/ (職業) |
| work {n} (place where one is employed) | :: 일자리 /iljari/, 직장 /jikjang/ (職場) |
| work {n} (effort expended on a particular task) | :: 노력 /noryeok/ (勞力), 작업 /jageop/ (作業) |
| work {n} (result of a particular manner of production) | :: 결과 /gyeolgwa/ (結果) |
| work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) | :: 작품 /jakpum/ (作品), 저작 /jeojak/ (著作) |
| work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: 일하다 /ilhada/ |
| worker {n} (person who performs labor) | :: 노동자 /nodongja/ (勞動者), 근로자 /geulloja/ (勤勞者) |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: 만국의 노동자여, 단결하라! /Man-gugui nodongjayeo, dan-gyeolhara!/ , 만국의 로동자여, 단결하라! /Man-gugui rodongjayeo, dan-gyeolhara!/ , 萬國의 勞動者들이여, 團結하라! /-/ |
| workflow {n} (The rate at which a flow of work takes place) | :: 워크플로 /wokeupeullo/ |
| workmate {n} (coworker) SEE: coworker | :: |
| workout {n} (an exercise session; a period of physical exercise) | :: 운동 /undong/ (運動) |
| workplace {n} (place where someone works) | :: 직장 /jikjang/ |
| workshop {n} (small manufacturing room) | :: 작업장 /jageopjang/, 아틀리에 /ateullie/, 공방 /gongbang/, 작업실 /jageopsil/ |
| workstation {n} (powerful desktop computer) | :: 워크스테이션 /wokeuseuteisyeon/ |
| workstead {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
| work up {v} (To develop) SEE: develop | :: |
| world {n} (human collective existence) | :: 세계 /segye/ (世界), 누리 /nuri/ |
| world {n} (the universe) | :: 우주 /uju/ (宇宙) |
| world {n} (the Earth) | :: 지구 /jigu/ (地球), 세계 /segye/ (世界) |
| world {n} (inhabited planet) | :: 세계 /segye/ (世界) |
| world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting) | :: 계 /gye/ (界) |
| worldbuilding {n} (act or process of building of a fictional world) | :: 세계 설정 /segye seoljeong/ |
| world cup {n} (event; competition) | :: 월드컵 /woldeukeop/ |
| World Exposition {n} (a regular international exposition) | :: 세계 박람회 /segye bangnamhoe/ (世界博覽會) |
| world peace {n} (ideology of universal global understanding and nonviolence) | :: 세계평화 /segyepyeonghwa/ (世界平和) |
| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) | :: 세계에서 가장 오래된 직업 /segyeeseo gajang oraedoen jigeop/ |
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: 세계 무역 기구 /segye muyeok gigu/, WTO |
| worldview {n} (personal view of the world) | :: 세계관 /segyegwan/ |
| worldview {n} (totality of one's beliefs about reality) | :: 세계관 /segyegwan/ |
| worldview {n} (general philosophy or view of life) | :: 세계관 /segyegwan/ |
| world war {n} (a war involving the major nations of the world) | :: 세계 대전 /segye daejeon/ |
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: 제이차 세계 대전 /jeicha segye daejeon/ |
| World War III {prop} (hypothetical world war (World War III)) | :: 제삼차 세계 대전 /jesamcha segye daejeon/ |
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| worldwide {adj} (affecting every place in the world) | :: 세계적 /segyejeok/ |
| World Wide Web {prop} (information space on the Internet) | :: 웹 /wep/, 월드 와이드 웹 /woldeu waideu wep/ |
| worm {n} (animal) | :: 벌레 /beolle/ |
| worm {n} (contemptible being) | :: 버러지 /beoreoji/ , 짐승 /jimseung/ |
| wormhole {n} (a shortcut between distant parts of space) | :: 웜홀 /womhol/ |
| wormwood {n} (Artemisia absinthium) | :: 향쑥 /hyangssuk/ |
| worried {adj} (thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen) | :: 걱정되다 /geokjeongdoeda/ |
| worry {v} (be troubled) | :: 걱정하다 /geokjeonghada/ |
| worry {n} (strong feeling of anxiety) | :: 걱정 /geokjeong/, 근심 /geunsim/ |
| worry {v} (strangle) SEE: strangle | :: |
| worse {adj} (comparative form of bad) | :: 더 나쁜 /deo nappeun/ |
| worship {n} (devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object) | :: 예배 /yebae/, 숭배 /sungbae/ |
| worship {n} | :: 우러르다 /ureoreuda/, 숭배하다 /sungbaehada/ |
| worship {v} (to honor and adore, especially as a deity) | :: 예배하다 /yebaehada/, 숭배하다 /sungbaehada/ |
| worst {adj} (most inferior) | :: 가장 나쁜 /gajang nappeun/ |
| worth {adj} (obsolete: valuable, worthwhile) SEE: worthwhile | :: |
| worth {adj} (equal in value to) | :: 값나가다 /gamnagada/ |
| worth {adj} (deserving of) | :: 값어치있다 /gapseochiitda/, 만하다 /manhada/ |
| worth {adj} (making a fair equivalent of) | :: 값어치있다 /gapseochiitda/ |
| worth {n} (value) | :: 값 /gap/, 값어치 /gapseochi/, 가치 /gachi/ (價値) |
| worthless {adj} (not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential) | :: 가치없는 /gachieomneun/, 보잘것없는 /bojalgeoseomneun/ |
| worthwhile {adj} | :: 값지다 /gapjida/ |
| wound {n} (injury) | :: 상처 /sangcheo/ |
| wound {n} (something that offends a person’s feelings) | :: 상처 /sangcheo/ |
| wound {v} (hurt or injure) | :: 상처를 입히다 /sangcheoreul iphida/ |
| wound {v} (hurt (someone's feelings)) | :: 상처를 입히다 /sangcheoreul iphida/ |
| wow {interj} (excitement) | :: 우와 /uwa/, 와 /wa/ |
| wow {interj} (amazement) | :: 와 /wa/ |
| wrack {v} (rack) SEE: rack | :: |
| Wrangel Island {prop} (an island in the Chukchi Sea) | :: ^브란겔랴 섬 /Beuran-gellya seom/ |
| wrap {v} (to enclose completely in fabric, paper, etc) | :: 싸다 /ssada/ |
| wrap-up {n} (brief final summary) | :: 랩업 /raebeop/ |
| wrath {n} (great anger) | :: 성 /seong/ |
| wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) | :: 화환 /hwahwan/ |
| wreck {n} (collision) | :: 충돌 /chungdol/ |
| wrecker {n} (tow truck) SEE: tow truck | :: |
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
| wrest {v} (to seize) SEE: seize | :: |
| wrestling {n} (sport) | :: 레슬링 /reseulling/ |
| wrinkle {v} (to make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles) | :: 주름지다 /jureumjida/ |
| wrist {n} (wrist) | :: 손목 /sonmok/, 팔목 /palmok/ |
| wristlet {n} (handcuff) SEE: handcuff | :: |
| wristwatch {n} (watch worn on the wrist) | :: 손목시계 /sonmoksigye/ |
| writ {n} (a written order) | :: 영장 /yeongjang/ |
| write {v} (to form letters, etc.) | :: 쓰다 /sseuda/ |
| write {v} | :: 쓰다 /sseuda/, 필기하다 /pilgihada/ |
| writer {n} (person who writes; an author) | :: 저자 /jeoja/ (著者), 작가 /jakga/ (作家), 필자 /pilja/ (筆者) |
| writing {n} (written letters or symbols) | :: 쓰기 /sseugi/, 문자 /munja/ |
| writing {n} (work of an author) | :: 저작 /jeojak/ (著作) |
| writing desk {n} (desk) | :: 책상 /chaeksang/ |
| Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: ^브로츠와프 /Beurocheuwapeu/, ^브레슬라우 /Beureseullau/ |
| wrong {adj} (incorrect) | :: 그른 /geureun/ |
| WSC {prop} (Mandarin) SEE: Mandarin | :: |
| Wu {prop} (one of the families of the Chinese language) | :: 우어 /ueo/ (吳語) |
| Wu {prop} (Chinese surname) | :: ^오 /O/ (吳), ^우 /U/ |
| Wu-han {prop} (Wuhan) SEE: Wuhan | :: |
| Wuhan {prop} (sub-provincial city in central China) | :: ^우한 /Uhan/ |
| Wuhan pneumonia {n} (form of pneumonia) | :: ^우한 폐렴 /Uhan pyeryeom/ |
| Wulumuqi {prop} (Capital of Xinjiang) SEE: Ürümqi | :: |
| wunderkind {n} (child prodigy) SEE: child prodigy | :: |
| wushu {n} (martial art) | :: 무술 /musul/ (武術) |
| Wuxi {prop} (a city of China) | :: ^우시 /Usi/ |
| wy {n} (name of the letter Y, y) SEE: wye | :: |
| wye {n} (name of the letter Y, y) | :: 와이 /wai/ |
| Wyoming {prop} (US state) | :: ^와이오밍 /Waioming/, ^와이오밍 주 /Waioming ju/ |