Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 某種.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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모종 (mojong) (hanja 某種)

  1. some kind; certain kind

Etymology 2

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(mo) +‎ 종(種) (jong).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mojong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mojong
McCune–Reischauer?mojong
Yale Romanization?mocong

Noun

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모종 (mojong) (hanja 모種)

  1. seedling