외과
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 外科, from 外 (“outside”) + 科 (“division, department”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)k͈wa̠] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)k͈wa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)꽈/외(ː)꽈]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | oegwa |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | oegwa |
| McCune–Reischauer? | oekwa |
| Yale Romanization? | ōyqkwa |