온갖

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482, as Middle Korean 온갓 (Yale: wonkas). From 온 (Yale: won, “all”) + 갓 (Yale: kas, “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.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?on'gat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ongaj
McCune–Reischauer?on'gat
Yale Romanization?ōnkac

Determiner

온갖 • (on'gat)

  1. all; every; all kinds of
    그는 온갖 음해에 시달렸다.
    geuneun on'gat eumhaee sidallyeotda.
    He suffered all kinds of slanders.

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