외과

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外科, from 外 (“outside”) + 科 (“division, department”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
  • (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

Noun

외과 • (oegwa) (hanja 外科)

  1. surgery
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