의모
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 義母 (“person formally acknowledged as one's mother”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɰimo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [의모]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | uimo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uimo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭimo |
| Yale Romanization? | uymo |
Noun
의모 • (uimo) (hanja 義母)
- stepmother, foster mother, adoptive mother, sworn mother
- Synonyms: 의붓어머니 (uibuseomeoni, “stepmother”), 수양(收養)어머니 (suyang'eomeoni, “foster mother”)
Related terms
- 의부(義父) (uibu)
- 장모(丈母) (jangmo)
- 어머니 (eomeoni)
- 엄마 (eomma)
- 어멈 (eomeom)
- 어미 (eomi)