오륜
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 五倫
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɾjun]
- Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)륜]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | oryun |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | olyun |
| McCune–Reischauer? | oryun |
| Yale Romanization? | ōlyun |
Noun
오륜 • (oryun) (hanja 五倫)
- (Confucianism) five cardinal relationships
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 五輪
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ɾjun]
- Phonetic hangul: [오(ː)륜]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | oryun |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | olyun |
| McCune–Reischauer? | oryun |
| Yale Romanization? | ōlyun |
Noun
오륜 • (oryun) (hanja 五輪)
- the Olympic Rings
- (by extension) the Olympic Games
See also
- 올림픽 (Ollimpik)