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Korean
Etymology 1
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Noun
모 • (mo)
- (母) mother
- (毛) wool
Etymology 2
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 뫃 (Yale: mwoh).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | mo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mo |
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| Yale Romanization? | mo |
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Noun
모 • (mo)
- protrusion
- corner
- angle
- aspect
Synonyms
- (corner): 귀퉁이 (gwitung'i), 귀 (gwi); 모퉁이 (motung'i), 모서리 (moseori)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 某
Noun
모 • (mo) (hanja 某)
- Used in place of a person's given name, for anonymity purposes.
- 김 모(20)씨 ― gim mo(20)ssi ― Mx. Kim (20)
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 墓
Noun
모 • (mo) (hanja 墓)
- (Yukjin, Russia) a grave, tomb
Synonyms
- (standard Korean) 묘 (myo)