온통

Korean

Etymology

온 (on, “all, whole”) + 통 (tong, “entirely, completely”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ontong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ontong
McCune–Reischauer?	ont'ong
Yale Romanization?	ōnthong

Noun

온통 • (ontong)

1. all, wholly, entirely, altogether