왤케

Korean

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛɭkʰe̞] ~ [we̞ɭkʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [왤케/웰케]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?waelke
Revised Romanization (translit.)?waelke
McCune–Reischauer?waelk'e
Yale Romanization?wayl.khey

Adverb

왤케 • (waelke)

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of 왜 이렇게 (wae ireoke, “Why so? Why .... like this?”).
    왤케 진지해? ― waelke jinjihae? ― Why so serious?
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