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Korean
Etymology 1 First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례 Middle Korean 몯〮 Yale : mwót ).
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? mot Revised Romanization (translit.)? mos McCune–Reischauer? mot Yale Romanization? mos
South Gyeongsang (Busan ) pitch accent : 못 의 / 못 에 / 못 까 지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.
Noun 못 • (mot )
nail , peg , spike callosity , callus , blister
Etymology 2 First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례 Middle Korean 못〮 Yale : mwós ).
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? mot Revised Romanization (translit.)? mos McCune–Reischauer? mot Yale Romanization? mos
South Gyeongsang (Busan ) pitch accent : 못 의 / 못 에 / 못 까 지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.
Noun 못 • (mot )
pond
Synonym: 연못 ( yeonmot )
See also
늪 ( neup , “ marsh, morass, swamp, bog ” ) 둑 ( duk , “ dike ” ) 해자(垓字) ( haeja , “ moat ” ) 지당(池塘) ( jidang , “ pond ” )
Etymology 3 From Middle Korean 몯〯 ( mwǒt ) , from Old Korean 毛冬 ( *mwotol ) .
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? mot Revised Romanization (translit.)? mos McCune–Reischauer? mot Yale Romanization? mōs
Adverb 못 • (mot )
cannot
나 오늘 못 가 .Na oneul mot ga. ― I can't go today. ( by extension ) poorly
Antonym: 잘 ( jal , “ well ” ) 왜 이렇게 그림 못 그려 ?wae ireoke geurim mot geuryeo? ― Why do you draw so poorly ?
Derived terms
잘못 ( jalmot , “ mistake ” ) 못나다 ( monnada , “ ugly ” ) 못되다 ( motdoeda , “ nasty ” ) 못생기다 ( motsaenggida , “ ugly-looking ” ) 못하다 ( mothada , “ cannot do ” )