고모
Early Modern Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 姑母, from 姑 (“aunt”) + 母 (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ko.mo]
Noun
고모 (kwomwo) (hanja 姑母)
- paternal aunt (one's father's sister)
- Coordinate term: 이모(姨母) (imwo, “maternal aunt”)
Etymology 2
Probably a Sino-Korean word from 苦 (“torment”) + 冒 (“to face”), but this is not fully clear because the relevant Early Modern sources are written in pure Korean script.
Pronunciation
- (assuming aforementioned Sino-Korean etymology) IPA(key): [koː.mo]
Noun
고모 (kwomwo)
- (Gyeongsang, Buddhism) the fundamental suffering of human existence
- 1704, 명연/明衍, 염불보권문/念佛普勸文 [Treatises in recommendation of nianfo]:
- 나서 늘그며 병 드러 죽는 고모ᄅᆞᆯ 면치 못ᄒᆞ고 […]
- nase nulkumye pyeng tule cwuknun kwomwo-lol myenchi mwos-hokwo
- one cannot escape the suffering of being born [only] to grow old, fall sick, and die […]
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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞mo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [고모]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gomo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gomo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | komo |
| Yale Romanization? | komo |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 姑母, from 姑 (“aunt”) + 母 (“mother”).
Noun
고모 • (gomo) (hanja 姑母)
- paternal aunt (one's father's sister)
- Coordinate term: 이모(姨母) (imo, “maternal aunt”)
Derived terms
- 고모부 (姑母夫, gomobu, “paternal aunt's husband”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 高帽, from 高 (“tall”) + 帽 (“hat”).
Noun
고모 • (gomo) (hanja 高帽)
- (North Korea) a tall hat worn by nobles during ceremonies