왼

왼 U+C67C, 왼 HANGUL SYLLABLE OEN Composition: ㅇ + ㅚ + ㄴ ← 왻 [U+C67B] Hangul Syllables 왽 → [U+C67D]

Korean

외왹왺왻왼왽왾 왿욀욁욂욃욄욅 욆욇욈욉욊욋욌 욍욎욏욐욑욒욓
왜 ←	→ 요

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 왼 (Yale: woyn).

Originally the adnominal form of the now lost Middle Korean adjectival verb 외다 (Yale: woyta) "to be wrong"; compare to 오른 (oreun), English right.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [we̞n] ~ [ø̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [웬/왼]

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

Determiner

왼 • (oen)

1. (dated) left, left-hand

Usage notes

• 왼쪽 (oenjjok) is used today instead of 왼 (oen).

Antonyms

• 오른 (oreun): (no predication) right, right-hand
• 바른 (bareun): right, right-hand

Derived terms

• 왼발 (oenbal): left foot
• 왼손 (oenson): left hand
• 왼쪽 (oenjjok): left-hand side
• 왼팔 (oenpal): left arm

Related terms

• 외다 (oeda): to be wrongly oriented; (obsolete) false, wrong

See also

• 서 (西, seo): west

Etymology 2

Compare Gyeongsang, Hamgyong dialectal 왠 (waen).

Determiner

왼 • (oen)

1. (Pyongan, Hwanghae) utmost; most