성모

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖母.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋmo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)모]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?Seongmo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?Seongmo
    McCune–Reischauer?Sŏngmo
    Yale Romanization?sēngmo

    Proper noun

    성모 • (Seongmo) (hanja 聖母)

    1. Virgin Mary
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