모친
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 母親.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)t͡ɕʰin]
- Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)친]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mochin |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mochin |
| McCune–Reischauer? | moch'in |
| Yale Romanization? | mōchin |
Noun
모친 • (mochin) (hanja 母親)
- (formal) mother
- Synonyms: 어머니 (eomeoni), (colloquial) 엄마 (eomma, “mom”), (legalistic) 모(母) (mo)
- Coordinate term: 부친(父親) (buchin)