론

론 U+B860, 론 HANGUL SYLLABLE RON Composition: ㄹ + ㅗ + ㄴ ← 롟 [U+B85F] Hangul Syllables 롡 → [U+B861]

로록롞롟론롡롢 롣롤롥롦롧롨롩 롪롫롬롭롮롯롰 롱롲롳롴롵롶롷
례 ←	→ 롸

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾo̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [론]

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 論 (“to discuss”).

Root

South Korean Standard Language	논(論) (non)
North Korean Standard Language	론(論) (ron)

론 • (ron) (hanja 論)

1. North Korea standard form of 논(論) (non, “to discuss”)

Noun

론 • (ron) (hanja 論)

1. North Korea standard form of 논(論) (non, “argumentative essay written in Classical Chinese”)

Suffix

—론 • (-ron) (hanja 論)

1. theory

   ‎의미 (uimi, “meaning”) + ‎론 (ron) → ‎의미론 (uimiron, “semantics”)

2. hypothesis, claim, argument

   ‎책임 (chaegim, “responsibility”) + ‎론 (ron) → ‎책임론 (chaegimnon, “argument that [someone] bears responsibility”)

   ‎사망 (samang, “death”) + ‎론 (ron) → ‎사망론 (samangnon, “hypothesis that [someone] is dead”)

Derived terms

• Korean terms suffixed with -론 (論)

  경제성장론

  어론

  우주론

  의미론

  이성론

  전체론

  집합론

  합리론

Etymology 2

Proper noun

론 • (Ron)

1. a transliteration of the English male given name Ron

   론 위즐리 ― ron Wijeulli ― Ron Weasley

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English loan.

Noun

론 • (ron)

1. loan