우주인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 宇宙人, from 宇宙 + 人

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈu(ː)d͡ʑuin]
• Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)주인]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	uju'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	uju'in
McCune–Reischauer?	ujuin
Yale Romanization?	wūcwuin

Noun

우주인 • (uju'in) (hanja 宇宙人)

1. astronaut
2. alien (a life form from another planet)