Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 五蘊 (five skandhas)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)o̞n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oon
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Yale Romanization?ōon

Noun

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오온 (oon) (hanja 五蘊)

  1. (Buddhism) The five skandhas.