외계인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外界人.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡje̞in] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡje̞in] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)ɡe̞in] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɡe̞in]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [웨(ː)계인/외(ː)계인/웨(ː)게인/외(ː)게인]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oegyein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oegyein
McCune–Reischauer?oegyein
Yale Romanization?ōykyeyin

Noun

외계인 • (oegyein) (hanja 外界人)

  1. alien; extraterrestrial
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