외국인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外國人 From 외국 (外國, oeguk, “foreign country”) + 인 (人, in, “person”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[we̞ɡuɡin] ~ [ø̞ɡuɡin]
  • Phonetic Hangul[웨구긴/외구긴]
Revised Romanization? oegugin
Revised Romanization (translit.)? oegug-in
McCune–Reischauer? oegugin
Yale Romanization? oykwuk.in

Noun

외국인 • (oegugin) (hanja 外國人)

  1. a foreigner or foreigners.
  2. someone not of Korean ancestry

Synonyms
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