오호

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 嗚呼.

Pronunciation

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
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