오호

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 嗚呼.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞βo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [오호]

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

Interjection

오호 • (oho) (hanja 嗚呼)

1. (literary, dated) alas! (usually used with —라 (-ra), in the form of 오호라 (ohora))

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 五胡.

Pronunciation

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

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

Proper noun

오호 • (Oho) (hanja 五胡)

1. (historical) the Five Barbarians