오만

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 傲慢 (“hubris”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ma̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)만]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oman
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oman
McCune–Reischauer?	oman
Yale Romanization?	ōman

Noun

오만 • (oman) (hanja 傲慢)

1. hubris, excessive pride

Derived terms

• 오만(傲慢)하다 (omanhada, “to be arrogant”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 五萬, from 五 (“five”) + 萬 (“ten thousand”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ma̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)만]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oman
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oman
McCune–Reischauer?	oman
Yale Romanization?	ōman

Numeral

오만 • (oman) (hanja 五萬)

1. fifty thousand; 50,000

Usage notes

• Numbers are usually written in Arabic numerals in Korean.

Determiner

오만 • (oman) (hanja 五萬)

1. (idiomatic, often dialectal) all sorts of

   살다 보니 오만 일을 다 본다.

   Sal-da bo-ni oman ir-eul da bonda.

   You see all sorts of things in life.

   (literally, “As [one] lives, one sees all fifty thousand matters.”)

Etymology 3

From English Oman.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞ma̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [오만]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Oman
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Oman
McCune–Reischauer?	Oman
Yale Romanization?	oman

Proper noun

오만 • (Oman)

1. Oman (a country in Asia)