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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 萬物, from 萬 (“ten thousand; all”) + 物 (“things”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | manmul |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | manmul |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | manmul |
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| Yale Romanization? | mānmul |
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Noun
만물 • (manmul) (hanja 萬物)
- all things; the world
- Synonyms: 삼라만상(森羅万象), 만유(萬有)
1642, 尹善道 (Yun Seon-do), “五友歌 (Ou-ga)”, in 山中新曲 (Sanjung Sin'gok):쟈근거시노피떠셔만믈을다비취니 / 밤듕의광명이너만ᄒᆞ니또잇ᄂᆞ냐- Cyakun kes-i noph-i ttesye manmul-ul ta pichwuyni / Pam tyung-ui kwangmyeng-i ne-man hon i ttwo isnunya
- Tiny thing that floats on high, illumining the ten thousand things / What light is there in all the night that shines as bright as you?