계모

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 繼母.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)mo̞] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)mo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)모/게(ː)모]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyemo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyemo
McCune–Reischauer?kyemo
Yale Romanization?kyēymo

Noun

계모 • (gyemo) (hanja 繼母)

  1. stepmother

Synonyms

  • 새어머니 (saeeomeoni)
  • 의붓어미 (uibuseomi)
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