U+C65C, 왜
HANGUL SYLLABLE WAE
Composition: +
Dubeolsik input:d-h-o

[U+C65B]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C65D]

Korean

Etymology 1





와 ←→ 외

Syllable

(wae)

  1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of and .

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[we̞ː]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
Revised Romanization? wae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? wae
McCune–Reischauer? wae
Yale Romanization? wāy

Adverb

(wae)

  1. why
    는 이 가수 좋아하지?
    Neoneun i gasureul wae joahaji?
    Why do you like this singer?
    그것으로는 전화를 안 는지 설명이 안 돼.
    Geugeoseuroneun nega wae jeonhwareul an haenneunji seolmyeong-i an dwae.
    That doesn't explain why you didn't phone.
Synonyms
  • 어째서 (eojjaeseo)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(wae)

  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC ʔˠiuᴇ, ʔuɑ, ʔuɑX))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC ʔˠɛ))
  3. :
    (MC reading: )
  4. :
    (MC reading: (MC ʔˠɛX))
  5. :
    (MC reading: (MC kˠuɛ, kˠua))
  6. :
    (MC reading: (MC ʔˠuɛ, ʔˠua))

References

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