올

올 U+C62C, 올 HANGUL SYLLABLE OL Composition: ㅇ + ㅗ + ㄹ ← 옫 [U+C62B] Hangul Syllables 옭 → [U+C62D]

오옥옦옧온옩옪 옫올옭옮옯옰옱 옲옳옴옵옶옷옸 옹옺옻옼옽옾옿
예 ←	→ 와

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [올]

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

Determiner

올 • (ol)

1. (in) this year

   올 설날 선물 ― ol seollal seonmul ― A present for Seolnal this year.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 올가을 (olga'eul)
• 올겨울 (olgyeoul)
• 올내년 (ollaenyeon)
• 올봄 (olbom)
• 올여름 (oryeoreum)
• 올해 (olhae)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Won'gakgyeong eonhae (圓覺經諺解 / 원각경언해), 1465, as Middle Korean 올〯 (Yale: wǒl).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ol
McCune–Reischauer?	ol
Yale Romanization?	ōl

Noun

올 • (ol)

1. a thread, strand, ply, warp (of string)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 오른올 (oreunol)
• 올발 (olbal)
• 올새 (olsae)
• 올실 (olsil)
• 외올 (oe'ol)
• 왼올 (oenol)

Etymology 3

See the main entry.

Determiner

올 • (ol)

1. future adnominal form of 오다 (oda, “to come”): 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 (

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Extended content
兀: eminent (eumhun reading: 우뚝할 올 (uttukhal ol)) (MC reading: 兀 (MC ngwot)) 嗢: choke (eumhun reading: 목멜 올 (mongmel ol)) (MC reading: 嗢 (MC 'wot|'weat)) 膃: fat (eumhun reading: 살질 올 (saljil ol)) (MC reading: 膃 (MC 'wot))