고모
Early Modern Korean
editEtymology 1
editSino-Korean word from 姑母, from 姑 (“aunt”) + 母 (“mother”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit고모 (kwomwo) (hanja 姑母)
- paternal aunt (one's father's sister)
- Coordinate term: 이모(姨母) (imwo, “maternal aunt”)
Etymology 2
editProbably a Sino-Korean word from 苦 (“torment”) + 冒 (“to face”), but this is not fully clear because the relevant Early Modern sources are written in pure Korean script.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit고모 (kwomwo)
- (Gyeongsang, Buddhism) the fundamental suffering of human existence
Korean
editPronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞mo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [고모]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gomo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gomo |
McCune–Reischauer? | komo |
Yale Romanization? | komo |
Etymology 1
editSino-Korean word from 姑母, from 姑 (“aunt”) + 母 (“mother”).
Noun
edit- paternal aunt (one's father's sister)
- Coordinate term: 이모(姨母) (imo, “maternal aunt”)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSino-Korean word from 高帽, from 高 (“tall”) + 帽 (“hat”).
Noun
edit- (North Korea) a tall hat worn by nobles during ceremonies