오인

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 誤認.

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

오인 • (oin) (hanja 誤認)

1. mistaking (for something else); misrecognition

   오인 사격 ― oin sagyeok ― friendly fire (literally, “mistaken fire”)

Derived terms

• 오인하다 (誤認—, oinhada)
• 오인되다 (誤認—, oindoeda)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 吾人.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞in]
• Phonetic hangul: [오인]

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

Pronoun

오인 • (oin) (hanja 吾人)

1. (archaic Literary Chinese-style Korean) I; we