모욕

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 侮辱.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)jok̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?moyok
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?moyog
    McCune–Reischauer?moyok
    Yale Romanization?mō.yok

    Noun

    Derived verbs
    Active 모욕하다
    Passive 모욕되다

    모욕 • (moyok) (hanja 侮辱)

    1. insult (action or speech deliberately intended to be rude)

    Derived terms

    • 모욕감(侮辱感) (moyokgam)
    • 모욕적(侮辱的) (moyokjeok)
    • 모욕죄(侮辱罪) (moyokjoe)