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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 母國語, from 母國 (“motherland”) + 語 (“language”)
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | mogugeo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mogug'eo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mogugŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | mōkwuk.e |
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Noun
모국어 • (mogugeo) (hanja 母國語)
- mother tongue (first language)
- language of one's homeland