으른

Korean

Etymology

See main entry.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eureun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	euleun
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭrŭn
Yale Romanization?	ūlun

Noun

으른 • (eureun)

1. Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul, Gangwon, and Gyeongsang form of 벗기다 (beotgida, “to take off, undress”)
   • 2013 March 2, 노정균 [nojeonggyun], “말이 무릎 꿇은 조장군 터 [mari mureup kkureun jojanggun teo]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 충청남도 예산군 대술면 [chungcheongnamdo yesan'gun daesulmyeon]:

     나 옛날에 으른들한테 들은 소리여.

     Na yennar-e eureun-deul-hante deur-eun sori-yeo.

     This is the story that I heard from my elders a long time ago.