모태솔로

Korean

Alternative forms

• 모솔 (mosol), 모쏠 (mossol)

Etymology

모태(母胎) (motae, “since birth”) +‎ 솔로 (sollo, “single”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)tʰɛ s͈o̞ɭɭo̞] ~ [ˈmo̞(ː)tʰe̞ s͈o̞ɭɭo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)태 쏠로/모(ː)테 쏠로]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	motae sollo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	motae sollo
McCune–Reischauer?	mot'ae ssollo
Yale Romanization?	mō.thay qsollo

Noun

모태솔로 • (motaesollo)

1. a person who has never had a romantic partner