온갖
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482, as Middle Korean 온갓 (Yale: wonkas). From 온 (Yale: won, “all”) + 갓 (Yale: kas, “things”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)nɡa̠t̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [온(ː)갇]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | on'gat |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ongaj |
McCune–Reischauer? | on'gat |
Yale Romanization? | ōnkac |
Determiner
[edit]온갖 • (on'gat)
- all; every; all kinds of
- 그는 온갖 음해에 시달렸다.
- geuneun on'gat eumhaee sidallyeotda.
- He suffered all kinds of slanders.
Synonyms
[edit]- 온가지 (on'gaji) (archaic)
References
[edit]- 온갖 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.