왼

Korean

외왹왺왻왼왽왾 왿욀욁욂욃욄욅 욆욇욈욉욊욋욌 욍욎욏욐욑욒욓
왜 ←	→ 요

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Determiner

왼 • (oen)

1. (dated) left, left-hand

Usage notes

왼쪽 is used today instead of 왼.

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

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