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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 所望, from 所 (“place”) + 望 (“hoping”).
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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| Revised Romanization? | somang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | somang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | somang |
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| Yale Romanization? | sōmang |
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Noun
소망 • (somang) (hanja 所望)
- (especially Christianity) hope
1998, “1 Corinthians 13:13”, in 개역개정판 성경 [gaeyeokgaejeongpan seonggyeong, New Korean Revised Version]:그런즉 믿음, 소망, 사랑, 이 세 가지는 항상 있을 것인데 그 중의 제일은 사랑이라- geureonjeuk mideum, somang, sarang, i se gajineun hangsang isseul kkeosinde geu jung-ui jeireun sarang-ira.
- And now faith, hope, and love, these three will always remain; but the greatest of these is love.
Synonyms
- 희망 (希望, huimang, “more usual word for 'hope'”)