의모

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 義母 (“person formally acknowledged as one's mother”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɰi(ː)mo̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)모]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?uimo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?uimo
    McCune–Reischauer?ŭimo
    Yale Romanization?ūymo

    Noun

    의모 • (uimo) (hanja 義母)

    1. stepmother, foster mother, adoptive mother, sworn mother
      Synonyms: 의붓어머니 (uibuseomeoni, “stepmother”), 수양(收養)어머니 (suyang'eomeoni, “foster mother”)
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