Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 外界人, from 外界 (outside world, external world) + (person).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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외계인 (oegyein) (hanja 外界人)

  1. alien; extraterrestrial