모음

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 母音, from 母 (“mother”) + 音 (“sound”), Japanese 母音 (boin)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mo'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mo'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	moŭm
Yale Romanization?	mōum

Noun

모음 • (mo'eum) (hanja 母音)

1. (phonetics) vowel

   Synonyms: 홀소리 (holsori), 모운(母韻) (moun)

Derived terms

• 반모음 (banmo'eum, “semivowel”)

Etymology 2

Nominalization of 모으다 (mo'euda).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞ɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [모음]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mo'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mo'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	moŭm
Yale Romanization?	moum

Noun

모음 • (mo'eum)

1. collection

Related terms

• 모임 (moim)