외래

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外來.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)ɾɛ] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɾɛ] ~ [ˈwe̞(ː)ɾe̞] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)ɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)래/외(ː)래/웨(ː)레/외(ː)레]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oerae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oelae
McCune–Reischauer?	oerae
Yale Romanization?	ōylay

Noun

외래 • (oerae) (hanja 外來)

1. (attributively) foreign, alien, imported, from abroad