오

오 U+C624, 오 HANGUL SYLLABLE O Composition: ㅇ + ㅗ ← 옣 [U+C623] Hangul Syllables 옥 → [U+C625]

오옥옦옧온옩옪 옫올옭옮옯옰옱 옲옳옴옵옶옷옸 옹옺옻옼옽옾옿
예 ←	→ 와

See also: -오 and -오-

Korean

Etymology 1

Korean numbers ^(edit)

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Native isol.: 다섯 (daseot)     Native attr.: 다섯 (daseot), (archaic) 닷 (dat)     Sino-Korean: 오 (o)     Hanja: 五     Ordinal: 다섯째 (daseotjjae)

Sino-Korean word from 五 (“five”), from the Middle Korean reading 오〯 (Yale: wǒ), from Middle Chinese 五 (MC nguX).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	o
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	o
McCune–Reischauer?	o
Yale Romanization?	ō

Numeral

오 • (o) (hanja 五)

1. (Sino-Korean numeral) five

Usage notes

In modern Korean, numbers are usually written in Arabic numerals.

The Korean language has two sets of numerals: a native set of numerals inherited from Old Korean, and a Sino-Korean set which was borrowed from Middle Chinese in the first millennium C.E.

Native classifiers take native numerals.

• 개 한 마리 (gae han mari, “one dog”, native numeral)
• 나무 두 그루 (namu du geuru, “two trees”, native numeral)

Some Sino-Korean classifiers take native numerals, others take Sino-Korean numerals, while yet others take both.

• 종이 두 장(張) (jong'i du jang, “two sheets of paper”, native numeral)
• 이 분(分) (i bun, “two minutes”, Sino-Korean numeral)
• 서른/삼십 명(名) (seoreun/samsip myeong, “thirty people”, both sets possible)

Recently loaned classifiers generally take Sino-Korean numerals.

• 일 킬로미터 (il killomiteo, “one kilometer”, Sino-Korean numeral)

For many terms, a native numeral has a quantifying sense, whereas a Sino-Korean numeral has a sense of labeling.

• 세 반(班) (se ban, “three school classes”, native numeral)
• 삼 반(班) (sam ban, “Class Number Three”, Sino-Korean numeral)

When used in isolation, native numerals refer to objects of that number and are used in counting and quantifying, whereas Sino-Korean numerals refer to the numbers in a more mathematical sense.

• 하나만 더 주세요 (hana-man deo juse-yo, “Could you give me just one more, please”, native numeral)
• 일 더하기 일은? (il deohagi ir-eun?, “What's one plus one?”, Sino-Korean numeral)

While older stages of Korean had native numerals up to the thousands, native numerals currently exist only up to ninety-nine, and Sino-Korean is used for all higher numbers. There is also a tendency—particularly among younger speakers—to uniformly use Sino-Korean numerals for the higher tens as well, so that native numerals such as 일흔 (ilheun, “seventy”) or 아흔 (aheun, “ninety”) are becoming less common.

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 五 for Sino-Korean compounds of 오 (五, o).

Etymology 2

Imitative. Compare English oh.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	o
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	o
McCune–Reischauer?	o
Yale Romanization?	ō

Interjection

오 • (o)

1. wow, whoa; used for a pleasant surprise, especially regarding something the listener has done or said.

   오, 좋다. ― O, jota. ― Whoa, nice.

   오, 기발한 생각이다. ― O, gibal-han saenggag-ida. ― Whoa, that's a brilliant idea.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 伍 (“troop of five soldiers”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	o
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	o
McCune–Reischauer?	o
Yale Romanization?	ō

Noun

오 • (o) (hanja 伍)

1. (military) rank of troops (row of soldiers side by side)

   Coordinate term: 열(列) (yeol, “file”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 伍 for Sino-Korean compounds of 오 (伍, o).

Derived terms with native elements:

• 오(伍)와 열(列) (o-wa yeol)

 

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 吳 (“Wu”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [오]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	O
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	O
McCune–Reischauer?	O
Yale Romanization?	o

Proper noun

오 • (O) (hanja 吳)

1. [~나라] Wu, name of various Chinese kingdoms in the lower Yangzi region
2. a common surname from Chinese

Etymology 5

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

오 (o)

More information

1. 吳: Wu kingdom

   (eumhun reading: 나라 이름 오 (nara ireum o))
   (MC reading: 吳 (MC ngu))

2. 五: five

   (eumhun reading: 다섯 오 (daseot o))
   (MC reading: 五 (MC nguX))

3. 汚: dirty

   (eumhun reading: 더러울 오 (deoreoul o))
   (MC reading: 汚 (MC 'u))

4. 午: daytime

   (eumhun reading: 낫 오 (nat o))
   (MC reading: 午 (MC nguX))

5. 誤: to err

   (eumhun reading: 그릇할 오 (geureut-hal o))
   (MC reading: 誤 (MC nguH))

6. 梧: parasol tree

   (eumhun reading: 오동나무 오 (odongnamu o))
   (MC reading: 梧 (MC ngu))

7. 悟: Enlightenment

   (eumhun reading: 깨달음 오 (kkaedareum o))
   (MC reading: 悟 (MC nguH))

8. 娛: to rejoice

   (eumhun reading: 즐거워할 오 (jeulgeowo-hal o))
   (MC reading: 娛 (MC ngju|nguH))

9. 烏: crow

   (eumhun reading: 까마귀 오 (kkamagwi o))
   (MC reading: 烏 (MC 'u))

10. 伍: five people

    (eumhun reading: 다섯 사람 오 (daseot saram o))
    (MC reading: 伍 (MC nguX))

11. 旿: bright

    (eumhun reading: 밝을 오 (balgeul o))
    (MC reading: 旿 (MC nguX))

12. 奧: deep

    (eumhun reading: 깊을 오 (gipeul o))
    (MC reading: 奧 (MC 'awH))

13. 鰲: turtle

    (eumhun reading: 자라 오 (jara o))
    (MC reading: 鰲 (MC ngaw))

14. 晤: to meet

    (eumhun reading: 만날 오 (mannal o))
    (MC reading: 晤 (MC nguH))

15. 傲: arrogant

    (eumhun reading: 거만할 오 (geoman-hal o))
    (MC reading: 傲 (MC ngawH))

16. 嗚: to lament

    (eumhun reading: 탄식할 오 (tansik-hal o))
    (MC reading: 嗚 (MC 'u))

17. 墺: riverside

    (eumhun reading: 물가 오 (mulga o))
    (MC reading: 墺 (MC 'awH))

18. 吾: I; me

    (eumhun reading: 나 오 (na o))
    (MC reading: 吾 (MC ngu|ngae))

19. 蜈: centipede

    (eumhun reading: 지네 오 (jine o))
    (MC reading: 蜈 (MC ngu))

20. 寤: to awake

    (eumhun reading: 잠 깰 오 (jam kkael o))
    (MC reading: 寤 (MC nguH))

21. 獒: dog

    (eumhun reading: 개 오 (gae o))
    (MC reading: 獒 (MC ngaw))

22. 惡: to hate

    (eumhun reading: 미워할 오 (miwo-hal o))
    (MC reading: 惡 (MC 'uH))

23. 俉: to meet

    (eumhun reading: 맞이할 오 (maji-hal o))
    (MC reading: 俉)

24. 塢: embankment

    (eumhun reading: 둑 오 (duk o))
    (MC reading: 塢 (MC 'uX))

25. 懊: to resent

    (eumhun reading: 한할 오 (han-hal o))
    (MC reading: 懊 (MC 'awX))

26. 敖: arrogant

    (eumhun reading: 거말할 오 (geomal-hal o))
    (MC reading: 敖 (MC ngaw))

27. 澳: deep

    (eumhun reading: 깊을 오 (gipeul o))
    (MC reading: 澳 (MC 'awH))

28. 熬: to stir-fry

    (eumhun reading: 볶을 오 (bokkeul o))
    (MC reading: 熬 (MC ngaw))

29. 筽: hamper

    (eumhun reading: 버들고리 오 (beodeulgori o))
    (MC reading: 筽)

30. 鼇: Alternative form of 鰲

    (eumhun reading: 자라 오 (jara o))
    (MC reading: 鼇 (MC ngaw))

31. 仵: pair

    (eumhun reading: 짝 오 (jjak o))
    (MC reading: 仵 (MC nguX))

32. 唔: sound of reading

    (eumhun reading: 글 읽는 소리 오 (geul ingneun sori o))
    (MC reading: 唔)

33. 嗷: clamor

    (eumhun reading: 시끄러울 오 (sikkeureoul o))
    (MC reading: 嗷 (MC ngaw))