오도카니

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [o̞do̞kʰa̠ni]
Phonetic hangeul: [오도카니]

Revised Romanization^?	odokani
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	odokani
McCune–Reischauer^?	odok'ani
Yale Romanization^?	otokhani

Ideophone

오도카니 • (odokani)

(of a person of small size or height) while standing or sitting, usually alone, as if lost in thought

Usage notes

오도카니 (odokani) is the yin vowel, or dark vowel, form of 오도카니 (odokani).

In contemporary Korean, the yin vowels refer to /ʌ/, /e/, /u/, and often /i/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of darkness, largeness, murkiness, bluntness, old age, or negativeness.