모음

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 母音, from 母 (“mother”) + 音 (“sound”), Japanese 母音 (boin)

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    모음 • (mo'eum) (hanja 母音)

    1. (phonetics) vowel
      Synonyms: 홀소리 (holsori), 모운(母韻) (moun)
    Derived terms
    • 반모음 (banmo'eum, “semivowel”)
    • 자음 (ja'eum, “consonant”)

    Etymology 2

    Nominalization of 모으다 (mo'euda).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mo'eum
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mo'eum
    McCune–Reischauer?moŭm
    Yale Romanization?moum

    Noun

    모음 • (mo'eum)

    1. collection
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