소망

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 所望, from 所 (“place”) + 望 (“hoping”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ma̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)망]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?somang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?somang
    McCune–Reischauer?somang
    Yale Romanization?sōmang

    Noun

    소망 • (somang) (hanja 所望)

    1. (especially Christianity) hope

    Synonyms

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