Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 保姆.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

보모 (bomo) (hanja 保姆)

  1. (female, child's) nurse, nanny