의모

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 義母 (“person formally acknowledged as one's mother”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɰi(ː)mo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [의(ː)모]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?uimo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?uimo
McCune–Reischauer?ŭimo
Yale Romanization?ūymo

Noun

의모 • (uimo) (hanja 義母)

  1. stepmother, foster mother, adoptive mother, sworn mother
    Synonyms: 의붓어머니 (uibuseomeoni, “stepmother”), 수양(收養)어머니 (suyang'eomeoni, “foster mother”)
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