외부

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外部, from 外 (“outside”) + 部 (“part”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)bu] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)bu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)부/외(ː)부]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oebu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oebu
McCune–Reischauer?oebu
Yale Romanization?ōypu

Noun

외부 • (oebu) (hanja 外部)

  1. exterior
  2. outside, especially outside of an organization or group

Derived terms
  • 외부적 (外部的, oebujeok, “external”)
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