모국어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 母國語, from 母國 (“motherland”) + 語 (“language”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɡuɡʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)구거]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mogugeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mogug'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?mogugŏ
    Yale Romanization?mōkwuk.e

    Noun

    모국어 • (mogugeo) (hanja 母國語)

    1. mother tongue (first language)
    2. language of one's homeland
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