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

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

Proper noun

오만 • (Oman)

  1. Oman (a country in Asia)
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