오온

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 五蘊 (“five skandhas”)

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

오온 • (oon) (hanja 五蘊)

1. (Buddhism) The five skandhas.