Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 母校 (alma mater)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɡjo]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mogyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mogyo
McCune–Reischauer?mogyo
Yale Romanization?mōkyo

Noun

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모교 (mogyo) (hanja 母校)

  1. alma mater