오른

Of native Korean origin. Possibly related to 옳다 (olta, “to be correct or proper”).

• IPA^(key)[o̞ɾɯn]
• Phonetic Hangul[오른]

오른 • (oreun)

1. (dated) right, right-hand

오른쪽 is used today instead of 오른.

• 바른 (bareun): right, right-hand

• 왼 (oen): (no predication) left, left-hand
  • 외다 (oeda): to be wrongly oriented; (obsolete) false, wrong

• 동 (東, dong): orient, east
• 오르다 (oreuda): to rise
• 옳다 (olta): to be right, correct, true

• 바르다 (bareuda): to be straight, upright, right, correct, true
• 올바르다 (olbareuda): to be straight, upright

Native Korean word from the verb 오르다 (oreuda, “to rise”)

오른 • (oreun) (determinative form of 오르다)

1. having arisen, having gone up