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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 모ᄃᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: mwòtón), originally the realis adnominal inflection of the verb 몯다〮 (mwòttá, “to gather, to assemble”), hence literally " assembled", but never perceived as such by modern speakers.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | modeun |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | modeun |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | modŭn |
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| Yale Romanization? | mōtun |
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Determiner
모든 • (modeun)
- all, every, each