계모

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 繼母.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyemo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyemo
McCune–Reischauer?kyemo
Yale Romanization?kyēymo

Noun

계모 (gyemo) (hanja 繼母)

  1. stepmother

Synonyms