왜어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倭 (“Japan”) + 語 (“language”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wɛʌ̹] ~ [we̞ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [왜어/웨어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	waeeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	waeeo
McCune–Reischauer?	waeŏ
Yale Romanization?	way.e

Noun

왜어 • (waeeo) (hanja 倭語)

1. (obsolete) the Japanese language

   《왜어유해》

   Waeeo Yuhae (19th century Korean–Japanese glossary)

Synonyms

• 일본어 (日本語, ilboneo)