모반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母斑, from 母 (“mother”) + 斑 (“spot”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ba̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)반]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	moban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	moban
McCune–Reischauer?	moban
Yale Romanization?	mōpan

Noun

모반 • (moban) (hanja 母斑)

1. birthmark (a mark on the skin formed before birth)

Synonyms

• 점 (點, jeom)