"소문" meaning in Korean

See 소문 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈsʰo̞(ː)mun] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: somun [romanization], 所聞 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 所聞 (“what is heard”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|ko|所聞}}, {{ko-etym-sino|所聞|what is heard}} Sino-Korean word from 所聞 (“what is heard”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=所聞}} 소문 • (somun) (hanja 所聞)
  1. rumour Synonyms: 풍문 (alt: 風門)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "所聞"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "所聞",
        "2": "what is heard"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 所聞 (“what is heard”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 所聞 (“what is heard”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "somun",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "所聞",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "所聞"
      },
      "expansion": "소문 • (somun) (hanja 所聞)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sino-Korean words",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I heard that rumor from my brother too.",
          "roman": "Na-do hyeong-hanteseo geu somun-eul deureosseoyo.",
          "text": "나도 형한테서 그 소문을 들었어요.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rumour"
      ],
      "id": "en-소문-ko-noun-MAfDrfRY",
      "links": [
        [
          "rumour",
          "rumour"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "風門",
          "word": "풍문"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsʰo̞(ː)mun]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "소(ː)문"
    },
    {
      "other": "[소(ː)문]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "소문"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "ko",
        "2": "所聞"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "所聞",
        "2": "what is heard"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 所聞 (“what is heard”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-sino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 所聞 (“what is heard”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "somun",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "所聞",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "所聞"
      },
      "expansion": "소문 • (somun) (hanja 所聞)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
        "Korean lemmas",
        "Korean nouns",
        "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable",
        "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
        "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Korean terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sino-Korean words"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              26,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I heard that rumor from my brother too.",
          "roman": "Na-do hyeong-hanteseo geu somun-eul deureosseoyo.",
          "text": "나도 형한테서 그 소문을 들었어요.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "rumour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rumour",
          "rumour"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "alt": "風門",
          "word": "풍문"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsʰo̞(ː)mun]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "소(ː)문"
    },
    {
      "other": "[소(ː)문]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "소문"
}

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