올

Character	올
Hangul Syllables	U+C62C
Composition	ㅇ + ㅗ + ㄹ
Dubeolsik keyboard entry	d-h-f

Korean

Etymology 1

오 옥 옦 옧 온 옩 옪 옫 올 옭 옮 옯 옰 옱 옲 옳 옴 옵 옶 옷 옸 옹 옺 옻 옼 옽 옾 옿
예 ←	와 →

Symbol

올 (transliterations: Revised ol, McCune–Reischauer , Yale ol)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅗ, and ㄹ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Nammyeongjip eonhae (南明集諺解 / 남명집언해), 1482, as 옳 (Yale: wolh).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ol
• Phonetic hangul: 올

Romanization

Revised	ol	transliteration	ol
McCune–Reischauer	ol	Yale	ol

Determiner

올 (ol)

1. (in) this year

   올 설날 선물 (ol seollal seonmul)

   A present for Seolnal this year.

Etymology 3

From 오다 (oda, “to come”).

Determiner

올 (ol)

1. Future determiner of 오다 (oda, “to come”), thus coming (in the future).

   그가 올 시간

   geu-ga ol sigan

   the time when he will come

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

올 (ol)

1. 兀: eminent

   (eumhun reading: 우뚝할 올)

2. 嗢: choke

   (eumhun reading: 목멜 올)

3. 膃: fat

   (eumhun reading: 살질 올)