모녀

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 母女, from 母 (“mother”) + 女 (“daughter”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɲʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)녀]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?monyeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?monyeo
    McCune–Reischauer?monyŏ
    Yale Romanization?mōnye

    Noun

    모녀 • (monyeo) (hanja 母女)

    1. mother and daughter

    Derived terms

    • 모녀간(母女間) (monyeogan)

    See also

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