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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 義母 (“person formally acknowledged as one's mother”).
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? | uimo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | uimo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ŭimo |
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| Yale Romanization? | ūymo |
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Noun
의모 • (uimo) (hanja 義母)
- stepmother, foster mother, adoptive mother, sworn mother
- Synonyms: 의붓어머니 (uibuseomeoni, “stepmother”), 수양(收養)어머니 (suyang'eomeoni, “foster mother”)