외계

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 外界.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡje̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡje̞] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡe̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)계/외(ː)계/웨(ː)게/외(ː)게]
    • 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): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡje̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡje̞] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡe̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)계/외(ː)계/웨(ː)게/외(ː)게]
    • 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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