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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 목 (Yale: mwòk).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | mok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mogs |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mok |
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| Yale Romanization? | moks |
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Noun
몫 • (mok)
- portion, share, allotment
그녀는 어름어름하다가 제몫을 빼앗기고 말았다.- Geunyeo-neun eoreumeoreumhada-ga jemoks-eul ppaeatgigo maratda.
- She had her share snatched away when least prepared for a misfortune.
- task, responsibility, duty
- (accounting, economics) profit, gain
- (mathematics) quotient
- (dialectal) an important place (on a road); a strategic point
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