어른

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eoreun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eoleun
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏrŭn
Yale Romanization?	ēlun

Noun

어른 • (eoreun)

1. grownup, adult, elder, senior

Alternative forms

• 얼운 (eorun) (obsolete)

Synonyms

• 성인 (成人, seong'in): grownup, adult

Antonyms

• 어린이 (eorini): child, youth
• 아이 (ai): child, baby

Derived terms

• 어르신 (eoreusin): (honorific) elder, sir

Related terms

• 어루다 (eoruda): (obsolete) To marry, copulate
• 얼이다 (eorida): (obsolete) To (make) marry

See also

• 어르다 (eoreuda): (transitive) To gather, combine
• 어우르다 (eoureuda): (transitive) To gather, combine
• 어울리다 (eoullida): (intransitive) To get together, harmonize