외인

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 外人, from (outside) + (person)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)in] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)in]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oein
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oein
McCune–Reischauer?oein
Yale Romanization?ōyin

Noun

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외인 (oein) (hanja 外人)

  1. person not belonging to one's family
  2. foreigner, alien

Derived terms

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