애매모호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 曖昧模糊

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɛ(ː)mɛmo̞βo̞] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)me̞mo̞βo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)매모호/에(ː)메모호]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	aemaemoho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aemaemoho
McCune–Reischauer?	aemaemoho
Yale Romanization?	āymaymoho

Noun

애매모호 • (aemaemoho) (hanja 曖昧模糊)

1. inclarity, ambiguousness, vagueness, fuzziness, obscurity

Derived terms

• 애매모호하다 (aemaemohohada)