어머니

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeombul bogwonmun (念佛普勸文 / 염불보권문), 1776, as Modern Korean 어마니 (eomani).

From 어미 (eomi, “mother”) +‎ 아 (-a, vocative particle) +‎ —님 (-nim, honorific marker).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eomeoni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eomeoni
McCune–Reischauer?ŏmŏni
Yale Romanization?emeni

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 어머니의 / 어머니에 / 어머니까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the first two syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

어머니 • (eomeoni)

  1. mother

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Descendants

  • → Japanese: オモニ (omoni)
  • → Mandarin: 阿媽妮／阿妈妮 (āmānī)

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