ᄆᆞᆮ이

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄆᆞᆮ (mot). Cognate to Korean 맏이 (maji).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽mɒti⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [mɒdi]
• Phonetic hangul: [ᄆᆞ디]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mawdi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mawd'i
Yale Romanization?	mot.i

Noun

ᄆᆞᆮ이 (mawdi)

1. firstborn, eldest child

References

• “ᄆᆞᆮ이” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.