온

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): oːn
• Phonetic hangul: 온

Etymology 1Edit

SyllableEdit

온 (transliterations: Revised on, McCune–Reischauer , Yale on)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅗ, and ㄴ.

Etymology 2Edit

Form of 오다 (oda, “to come”).

DeterminerEdit

온 (on)

1. Past determinative form of 오다, thus often "which has come."

Etymology 3Edit

Of native Korean origin.

DeterminerEdit

온 (on)

1. all; entire

Derived termsEdit

• 온누리 (onnuri, “the whole wide world”)

Etymology 4Edit

Korean reading of various hanja, or Chinese characters.

SyllableEdit

온 (on)

1. 溫: warm

   (eumhun reading: 따뜻할 온 (tta-tteut-hal on))

2. 穩: serene

   (eumhun reading: 평온할 온 (pyeong-on-hal on))

3. 瑥: a Korean surname

   (eumhun reading: 사람이름 온 (sa-ram-i-reum on))

4. 蘊: collecting

   (eumhun reading: 쌓을 온 (ssah-eul on))

5. 瘟: epidemic

   (eumhun reading: 염병 온 (yeom-byeong on))

6. 縕: tangled fabric

   (eumhun reading: 헌솜 온 (heon-som on))