오온

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 五蘊 (“five skandhas”)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    오온 • (oon) (hanja 五蘊)

    1. (Buddhism) The five skandhas.
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