오른손

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 올〮ᄒᆞᆫ손〮 (Yale: wólhòn-swón), equivalent to 오른 (oreun, right-side) +‎ (son, hand), ultimately equivalent to a univerbation of 옳은 (oreun, which is correct, which is proper) +‎ (son, hand).

By the early twentieth century, the prestige Central dialect had mostly shifted to the innovative form 바른손 (bareunson, right hand). However, for unclear reasons, the older but now dialectal form 오른손 (oreunson) was chosen as the Standard Korean form when the standardized variety was codified in the 1930s, rather than the Central form 바른손 (bareunson). In most other cases, Central forms were standardized even when innovative.[1]

Perhaps because of this standardization and perhaps because of the influx of southern speakers into Central regions during South Korean industrialization, 바른손 (bareunson) went into decline and is now not generally understood, even after it was belatedly added to the Standard Korean lexicon in the 1980s.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?oreunson
Revised Romanization (translit.)?oleunson
McCune–Reischauer?orŭnson
Yale Romanization?olunson
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 오른손의 / 오른손에 / 오른손까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the first two syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun[edit]

오른손 (oreunson)

  1. right hand
    Antonym: 왼손 (oenson)

Synonyms[edit]

Historical and regional synonyms of 오른손 (oreunson, right hand)
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GroupRegionLocationWords
Standardised formsSouth Korean Standard Language오른손 (oreunson), 바른손 (bareunson)
North Korean Cultured Language오른손 (oreunson), 바른손 (bareunson)
Historical formsMiddle Korean올〮ᄒᆞᆫ손〮 (wólhònswón)
Early Modern Seoul Korean올ᄒᆞᆫ손 (olheunson), 올흔손 (olheunson), 오른손 (oreunson)
Central KoreanGyeonggiModern colloquial Seoul오른손 (oreunson) (바른손 is virtually never used)
Yeoncheon바른손 (bareunson)
Paju바른손 (bareunson)
Pocheon바른손 (bareunson)
Ganghwa바른손 (bareunson)
Gimpo바른손 (bareunson), 오른손 (oreunson)
Goyang바른손 (bareunson)
Yangju바른손 (bareunson)
Gapyeong바른손 (bareunson)
Gwangju바른손 (bareunson)
Yangpyeong바른손 (bareunson)
Hwaseong오른손 (oreunson)
Yongin바른손 (bareunson)
Icheon바른손 (bareunson), 오른손 (oreunson)
Pyeongtaek바른손 (bareunson)
Anseong바른손 (bareunson)
YeongseoChuncheon바른손 (bareunson)
Wonju바른손 (bareunson)
Cheorwon바른손 (bareunson)
Hwacheon바른손 (bareunson)
Yanggu바른손 (bareunson)
Inje오른손 (oreunson)
Hongcheon바른손 (bareunson)
Hoengseong바른손 (bareunson)
YeongdongGangneung오른손 (óréunsòn)
Kosong바른손 (bareunson)
Yangyang바른손 (bareunson), 오른손 (oreunson)
Samcheok오른손 (óréunsòn)
Pyeongchang오룬손 (orunson)
Yeongwol오른손 (óréunsòn)
Jeongseon오른손 (oreunson)
North ChungcheongCheongju오른손 (oreunson), 바른손 (bareunson)
Jincheon오른손 (oreunson), 바른손 (bareunson)
Eumseong바른손 (bareunson)
Chungju오룬손 (orunson)
Jecheon바른손 (bareunson)
Danyang오룬손 (orunson)
Goesan바른손 (bareunson)
Boeun오른손 (oreunson), 바른손 (bareunson)
Okcheon오른손 (oreunson), 바른손 (bareunson)
Yeongdong오른손 (oreunson), 바른손 (bareunson)
South ChungcheongDaejeon바른손 (bareunson)
Seosan바른손 (bareunson)
Dangjin바른손 (bareunson)
Asan바른손 (bareunson)
Cheonan바른손 (bareunson)
Yesan바룬손 (barunson)
Hongseong바른손 (bareunson)
Cheongyang바룬손 (barunson)
Gongju바른손 (bareunson)
Boryeong바르손 (bareuson)
Buyeo바룬손 (barunson)
Seocheon바른손 (bareunson)
Nonsan바로손 (baroson)
Geumsan오른손 (oreunson)
South HwanghaeOngjin바른손 (bareunson)
Gyeongsang KoreanNorth GyeongsangDaegu오른손 (óréunsòn)
Yeongju오린손 (órínsòn)
Bonghwa오린손 (órínsòn)
Uljin오른손 (óréunsòn)
Mungyeong오른손 (óréunsòn)
Yecheon오른손 (óréunsòn)
Andong오른손 (óréunsòn)
Yeongyang오린손 (órínsòn)
Sangju오른손 (óréunsòn)
Uiseong오른손 (óréunsòn)
Cheongsong오른손 (óréunsòn)
Yeongdeok오린짝 (órínjják sòn)
Gimcheon오른손 (óréunsòn)
Gumi오른손 (óréunsòn)
Gunwi오른손 (óréunsòn)
Pohang오른손 (óréunsòn)
Seongju오린손 (órínsòn)
Chilgok오른손 (óréunsòn)
Gyeongsan오린손 (órínsòn)
Yeongcheon오른손 (óréunsòn)
Goryeong오른쪽 (óréunjjók sòn)
Cheongdo오른손 (óréunsòn), 오린손 (órínsòn)
Gyeongju오른손 (óréunsòn)
South GyeongsangUlsan오른손 (óréunsòn)
Changwon오른손 (óréunsòn), 오론손 (órónsòn)
Geochang오른쪽 (óréunjjók sòn)
Hapcheon오른손 (óréunsòn), 오른짝 (óréunjják sòn)
Changnyeong오른손 (óréunsòn)
Miryang오른손 (óréunsòn)
Hamyang오른손 (óréunsòn)
Sancheong오른손 (óréunsòn)
Uiryeong오른손 (óréunsòn), 오론손 (órónsòn)
Hadong오른손 (óréunsòn), 온짝 (ónjják sòn)
Jinju오른손 (óréunsòn)
Haman오른손 (óréunsòn)
Gimhae오른손 (óréunsòn)
Yangsan오른손 (óréunsòn), 오른쪽 (óréunjjók sòn), 오룬쪽 (órúnjjók sòn)
Sacheon오른손 (óréunsòn)
Goseong오른손 (óréunsòn)
Namhae오른손 (óréunsòn)
Tongyeong오른손 (óréunsòn)
Geoje오른손 (óréunsòn)
Ulju오른손 (óréunsòn)
Jeolla KoreanNorth JeollaGunsan오룬손 (orunson)
Iksan오룬손 (orunson)
Wanju오룬손 (orunson), 바른손 (bareunson)
Jinan오룬손 (orunson)
Muju오룬손 (orunson)
Gimje오린손 (orinson)
Buan오른손 (oreunson)
Jeongeup오린손 (orinson)
Imsil오룬손 (orunson)
Jangsu오룬손 (orunson)
Gochang오린손 (orinson)
Sunchang오린손 (orinson)
Namwon오룬손 (orunson)
South JeollaGwangju오린손 (orinson)
Yeonggwang오린손 (orinson)
Jangseong오른손 (oreunson)
Damyang오린손 (orinson)
Gokseong오른손 (oreunson)
Gurye오린손 (orinson)
Hampyeong오린손 (orinson)
Sinan오른손 (oreunson)
Muan오른손 (oreunson)
Mokpo오른손 (oreunson)
Naju오른손 (oreunson)
Hwasun오린손 (orinson)
Suncheon오른손 (oreunson)
Gwangyang오른손 (oreunson)
Yeongam오른손 (oreunson)
Jindo오른손 (oreunson)
Haenam오른손 (oreunson)
Gangjin오른손 (oreunson)
Wando오른손 (oreunson)
Jangheung오른손 (oreunson)
Boseong오른손 (oreunson)
Goheung오른손 (oreunson)
Yeosu오른손 (oreunson)
Yukjin KoreanDiasporaHunchun오른손 (òrèunsón)
JejuJeju Cityᄂᆞ단손 (nawdanson), 오른손 (oreunson)
Daejeongᄂᆞ단손 (nawdanson), 오른손 (oreunson)
Gujwaᄂᆞ단손 (nawdanson), 오른손 (oreunson)
Seogwipoᄂᆞ단손 (nawdanson), 오른손 (oreunson)
This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 이승재 [iseungjae] ((Can we date this quote?)) “'바른손'과 '오른손' [bareunson gwa oreunson]”, in korean.go.kr[1], National Institute of the Korean Language