외래어

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외래어

[we̞ɾɛʌ̹] SK Standard, Seoul
[ø̞ɾɛʌ̹] SK Standard, Seoul
[we̞ɾe̞ʌ̹] SK Standard, Seoul
[ø̞ɾe̞ʌ̹] SK Standard, Seoul

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외래 + 어 (한자 外來語)

noun

외국어 낱말을 나는 소리에 따라 해당 언어의 문자로 옮겨 적어 마치 나라말처럼 쓰는 말. '껌'은 영어 'gum'이 된소리로 바뀐 외래어이다.

Similar: 굳어진말, 들어온말, 들온말, 전래어, 차용어

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noun

Similar: 굳어진말, 들어온말, 들온말, 전래어, 차용어

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"외래어." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ko/%EC%99%B8%EB%9E%98%EC%96%B4. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

외래어. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EC%99%B8%EB%9E%98%EC%96%B4

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"외래어." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EC%99%B8%EB%9E%98%EC%96%B4.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {외래어},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ko/%EC%99%B8%EB%9E%98%EC%96%B4},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}