모둠
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mo̞dum]
- Phonetic hangul: [모둠]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | modum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | modum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | modum |
| Yale Romanization? | motwum |
Etymology 1
Probably from Middle Korean 모돔〮 (mwòtóm, “gathering”) from Middle Korean 몯다 (mwotta, “gather”) (Modern Korean 모이다) .
Noun
모둠 • (modum)
- team or group in a school teamwork project (not in universities; usually around four students, typically determined by seating arrangements)
- 우리 학교는 아이들의 협동심을 키우기 위해 모둠활동을 장려하고 있습니다. (formal register)
- uri hakgyo-neun ai-deur-ui hyeopdongsim-eul kiugi wihae modumHwaldong-eul jangnyeohago itseumnida.
- Our school is encouraging team projects in order to raise the cooperation skills of the children.
- 우리 모둠에 여자애들밖에 없어. (informal register)
- uri modum-e yeojaaedeulbakke eopseo.
- Everyone in our group is a girl.
- Synonym: 조(組) (jo)
- (archaic outside compounds in South Korea, possibly still common in North Korea) anything gathered together
- 모둠회 ― modumhoe ― [plate of] assorted sashimi
Etymology 2
Compare 무덤 (mudeom, “tomb”), 묻다 (mutda, “to bury”).
Noun
모둠 • (modum)
- (ginseng-harvesters' cant) a hut where ginseng-harvesters would sleep in while digging in the mountains
- Synonym: (non-cant) 움막 (ummak)