모자

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 帽子 (“hat, cap”). Compare modern Mandarin 帽子 (màozi).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?moja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?moja
    McCune–Reischauer?moja
    Yale Romanization?moca
    • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 모자의 / 모자에 / 모자까지

      Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

    Noun

    모자 • (moja) (hanja 帽子)

    1. hat, cap
      Synonym: 머리쓰개 (meorisseugae)
      모자를 쓰다
      moja-reul sseuda
      to put on a hat
      모자는 패션을 위해 사람들이 많이 착용한다.
      Moja-neun paesyeon-eul wihae saram-deur-i mani chagyonghanda.
      Caps are worn by many people for fashion.

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 母子, from 母 (“mother”) + 子 (“son”).

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      모자 • (moja) (hanja 母子)

      1. mother and son
      Derived terms
      • 모자간(母子間) (mojagan)
      See also
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