온

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온 U+C628, 온
HANGUL SYLLABLE ON
Composition:ㅇ + ㅗ + ㄴ
← 옧
 		Hangul Syllables 옩 →
오옥옦옧온옩옪
옫올옭옮옯옰옱
옲옳옴옵옶옷옸
옹옺옻옼옽옾옿
예 ←→ 와

Korean

Etymology 1

Contracted from Middle Korean 오ᄋᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: wòón), 오온〮 (Yale: wòwón), from unattested *오ᄫᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: *wòWón), from pre-Middle Korean <wòpón>. Compare Yukjin Korean 오분 (obun, “whole, entire”), preserving the lost */p/.

Originally equivalent to the adnominal form of 오ᄋᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: wòól-tá, “to become whole”), from pre-Middle Korean wòpól-, but the verb is obsolete in modern Korean and the etymology is not transparent.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
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Yale Romanization?ōn

Determiner

온 • (on)

  1. all, whole, entire

Prefix

온— • (on-)

  1. all, whole, entire
Derived terms
Korean terms prefixed with 온-

Etymology 2

Short for 오너라 (o-neora).

Pronunciation

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Verb

온 • (on)

  1. (endearing) imperative of 오다 (oda, “to come”)
    나비야 이리 온! ― Nabi-ya iri on! ― Kitty, come here!

Etymology 3

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

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Verb

온 • (on)

  1. realis adnominal of 오다 (oda, “to come”): which has come

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

온 (on)

Extended content
  1. 溫: warm
    (eumhun reading: 따뜻할 온 (ttatteuthal on))
    (MC reading: 溫 (MC 'won))
  2. 穩: serene
    (eumhun reading: 평온할 온 (pyeong'onhal on))
    (MC reading: 穩 (MC 'wonX))
  3. 瑥: a Korean surname
    (eumhun reading: 사람이름 온 (saramireum on))
    (MC reading: 瑥)
  4. 蘊: collecting
    (eumhun reading: 쌓을 온 (ssa'eul on))
    (MC reading: 蘊 (MC 'jun))
  5. 瘟: epidemic
    (eumhun reading: 염병 온 (yeombyeong on))
    (MC reading: 瘟)
  6. 縕: tangled fabric
    (eumhun reading: 헌솜 온 (heonsom on))
    (MC reading: 縕)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

Numeral

온〮 (wón)

  1. (one) hundred
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