온

온

온 U+C628, 온 HANGUL SYLLABLE ON Composition: ㅇ + ㅗ + ㄴ ← 옧 [U+C627] Hangul Syllables 옩 → [U+C629]

오옥옦옧온옩옪 옫올옭옮옯옰옱 옲옳옴옵옶옷옸 옹옺옻옼옽옾옿
예 ←	→ 와

Korean

Etymology 1

Contracted from Middle Korean 오ᄋᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: wòón), 오온〮 (Yale: wòwón), from unattested *오ᄫᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: *wòWón), from pre-Middle Korean <wòpón>. Compare Yukjin Korean 오분 (obun, “whole, entire”), preserving the lost */p/.

Originally equivalent to the adnominal form of 오ᄋᆞᆯ〮다〮 (Yale: wòól-tá, “to become whole”), from pre-Middle Korean wòpól-, but the verb is obsolete in modern Korean and the etymology is not transparent.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	on
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	on
McCune–Reischauer?	on
Yale Romanization?	ōn

Determiner

온 • (on)

1. all, whole, entire

Prefix

온— • (on-)

1. all, whole, entire

Derived terms

Korean terms prefixed with 온-

• 온갖 (on'gat)
• 온공일 (on'gong'il)
• 온누리 (onnuri)
• 온달 (ondal)
• 온몸 (onmom)
• 온밤 (onbam)
• 온정신 (onjeongsin)
• 온종일 (onjong'il)
• 온통 (ontong)

 

Etymology 2

Short for 오너라 (o-neora).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [온]

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

Verb

온 • (on)

1. (endearing) imperative of 오다 (oda, “to come”)

   나비야 이리 온! ― Nabi-ya iri on! ― Kitty, come here!

Etymology 3

See the main entry.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [온]

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

Verb

온 • (on)

1. realis adnominal of 오다 (oda, “to come”): which has come

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

온 (on)

Extended content

溫: warm (eumhun reading: 따뜻할 온 (ttatteuthal on)) (MC reading: 溫 (MC ʔuən)) 穩: serene (eumhun reading: 평온할 온 (pyeong'onhal on)) (MC reading: 穩 (MC ʔuənX)) 瑥: a Korean surname (eumhun reading: 사람이름 온 (saramireum on)) (MC reading: 瑥) 蘊: collecting (eumhun reading: 쌓을 온 (ssa'eul on)) (MC reading: 蘊 (MC ʔɨun)) 瘟: epidemic (eumhun reading: 염병 온 (yeombyeong on)) (MC reading: 瘟) 縕: tangled fabric (eumhun reading: 헌솜 온 (heonsom on)) (MC reading: 縕)

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Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ón/

Numeral

온〮 (wón)

1. (one) hundred