서양

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 西洋, from 西 (“west”) + 洋 (“ocean”)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ja̠ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [서양]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	seoyang
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	seoyang
McCune–Reischauer^?	sŏyang
Yale Romanization^?	se.yang

Noun

서양 • (seoyang) (hanja 西洋)

the global West, Euro-American culture
(in compounds) Western, native to Europe and/or North America

Derived terms

대서양 (daeseoyang, “the Atlantic Ocean”)
서양갈까마귀 (seoyanggalkkamagwi, “western jackdaw”)
서양메꽃 (seoyangmekkot, “field bindweed”)
서양배 (seoyangbae, “pear (fruit)”)
서양인 (seoyang'in, “westerner”)
서양자두 (seoyangjadu, “plum (fruit)”)
서양화 (seoyanghwa, “Western painting, westernization”)

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