Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 繼母.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)mo̞] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)mo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyemo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyemo
McCune–Reischauer?kyemo
Yale Romanization?kyēymo

Noun

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계모 (gyemo) (hanja 繼母)

  1. stepmother

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