Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 美貌.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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미모 (mimo) (hanja 美貌)

  1. beauty