Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 義母 (person formally acknowledged as one's mother).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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의모 (uimo) (hanja 義母)

  1. stepmother, foster mother, adoptive mother, sworn mother
    Synonyms: 의붓어머니 (uibuseomeoni, stepmother), 수양(收養)어머니 (suyang'eomeoni, foster mother)
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