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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 汚物, from (dirt) + (matter)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈo̞(ː)muɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?omul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?omul
McCune–Reischauer?omul
Yale Romanization?ōmul

Noun

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오물 (omul) (hanja 汚物)

  1. dirt, filth, dust, garbage