이모
Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 姨母 (“maternal aunt”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [imo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [이모]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | imo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imo |
McCune–Reischauer? | imo |
Yale Romanization? | imo |
Noun edit
- maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)
- Coordinate term: 고모(姑母) (gomo, “paternal aunt”)
- (familiar) madam (when one calls a middle-aged waitress)
Derived terms edit
- 시이모(媤姨母) (siimo)
- 이모(姨母)뻘 (imoppeol)
- 이모(姨母)할머니 (imohalmeoni)
- 이모(姨母)할아버지 (imoharabeoji)
- 이모부(姨母夫) (imobu)
- 이모사촌(姨母四寸) (imosachon)
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 異母.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)mo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)모]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | imo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imo |
McCune–Reischauer? | imo |
Yale Romanization? | īmo |
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
- 이모제(異母弟) (imoje)
- 이모형(異母兄) (imohyeong)
- 이모형제(異母兄弟) (imohyeongje)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [imo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [이모]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | imo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imo |
McCune–Reischauer? | imo |
Yale Romanization? | imo |
Noun edit
이모 • (imo)
- emo (music genre)