오만

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 傲慢 (“hubris”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ma̠n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)만]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?oman
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?oman
    McCune–Reischauer?oman
    Yale Romanization?ōman

    Noun

    오만 • (oman) (hanja 傲慢)

    1. hubris, excessive pride
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 五萬, from 五 (“five”) + 萬 (“ten thousand”).

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ma̠n]
      • Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)만]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?oman
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?oman
      McCune–Reischauer?oman
      Yale Romanization?ōman

      Numeral

      오만 • (oman) (hanja 五萬)

      1. fifty thousand; 50,000
      Usage notes
      • Numbers are usually written in Arabic numerals in Korean.

      Determiner

      오만 • (oman) (hanja 五萬)

      1. (idiomatic, often dialectal) all sorts of
        살다 보니 오만 일을 다 본다.
        Sal-da bo-ni oman ir-eul da bonda.
        You see all sorts of things in life.
        (literally, “As [one] lives, one sees all fifty thousand matters.”)

      Etymology 3

      From English Oman.

      Pronunciation

      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?Oman
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?Oman
      McCune–Reischauer?Oman
      Yale Romanization?oman

      Proper noun

      오만 • (Oman)

      1. Oman (a country in Asia)
      Coordinate terms
      countries in Asia: 아시아의 나라 (asia-ui nara) (appendix)edit
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