만물

Korean

Alternative forms

• 만믈 (manmeul) (obsolete)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 萬物, from 萬 (“ten thousand; all”) + 物 (“things”).

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

만물 • (manmul) (hanja 萬物)

1. all things; the world

   Synonyms: 삼라만상(森羅万象), 만유(萬有)

   • 1642, 尹善道 (Yun Seon-do), “五友歌 (Ou-ga)”, in 山中新曲 (Sanjung Sin'gok):

     쟈근거시노피떠셔만믈을다비취니 / 밤듕의광명이너만ᄒᆞ니또잇ᄂᆞ냐

     Cyakun kes-i noph-i ttesye manmul-ul ta pichwuyni / Pam tyung-ui kwangmyeng-i ne-man hon i ttwo isnunya

     Tiny thing that floats on high, illumining the ten thousand things / What light is there in all the night that shines as bright as you?