모태솔로
Korean
Alternative forms
- 모솔 (mosol), 모쏠 (mossol)
Etymology
모태(母胎) (motae, “since birth”) + 솔로 (sollo, “single”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)tʰɛ s͈o̞ɭɭo̞] ~ [ˈmo̞(ː)tʰe̞ s͈o̞ɭɭo̞]
- Phonetic hangeul: [모(ː)태 쏠로/모(ː)테 쏠로]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | motae sollo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | motae sollo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mot'ae ssollo |
| Yale Romanization? | mōthay qsollo |
Noun
모태솔로 • (motaesollo)
- a person who has never had a romantic partner