Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 冒瀆.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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모독 (modok) (hanja 冒瀆)

  1. sacrilege; blasphemy