모태

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 母 (“mother”) + 胎 (“embryo”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)tʰɛ] ~ [ˈmo̞(ː)tʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)태/모(ː)테]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?motae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?motae
    McCune–Reischauer?mot'ae
    Yale Romanization?mō.thay

    Noun

    모태 • (motae) (hanja 母胎)

    1. (rare) The womb
    2. matrix
      그리스‐로마 사회는 서양 문명의 모태였다.
      Geuriseu‐roma sahoe-neun seoyang munmyeon-g'ui motae-yeotda.
      The Greco-Roman world was the matrix for Western civilization.
    3. (colloquial) since birth (used only in compounds)

    Synonyms

    • 모체 (母體, moche, “mother, parent”)

    Derived terms

    • 모태신앙 (motaesinang, “religion one is born into”)
    • 모태솔로 (motaesollo, “person who has never had a romantic partner”)
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