모어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 母語 (“mother tongue”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)어]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mo'eo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mo'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?moŏ
    Yale Romanization?mōe

    Noun

    모어 • (mo'eo) (hanja 母語)

    1. mother tongue (first language)
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