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온통

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Korean

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Etymology

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(on, “all, whole”) + (tong, “entirely, completely”).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)ntʰo̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ontong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ontong
McCune–Reischauer?ont'ong
Yale Romanization?ōnthong

Noun

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온통 (ontong)

  1. all, wholly, entirely, altogether