소망

소망

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 所望, from 所 (“place”) + 望 (“hoping”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ma̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangeul: [소망]

Revised Romanization? somang Revised Romanization (translit.)? somang McCune–Reischauer? somang Yale Romanization? somang

Noun

소망 • (somang) (hanja 所望)

1. (Christianity) hope
   • 1998, “1 Corinthians 13:13”, in 개역개정판 성경 [New Korean Revised Version]:

     그런즉 믿음, 소망, 사랑, 이 세 가지는 항상 있을 것인데 그 중의 제일은 사랑이라

     geureonjeuk mideum, somang, sarang, i se gajineun hangsang isseul kkeosinde geu jung-ui jeireun sarang-ira.

     And now faith, hope, and love, these three will always remain; but the greatest of these is love.

Synonyms

• 희망 (希望, huimang, “(more usual word for 'hope')”)