모

모 U+BAA8, 모
HANGUL SYLLABLE MO
Composition:ㅁ + ㅗ
← 몧
[U+BAA7] 		Hangul Syllables 목 →
[U+BAA9]
모목몪몫몬몭몮
몯몰몱몲몳몴몵
몶몷몸몹몺못몼
몽몾몿뫀뫁뫂뫃
몌 ←→ 뫄

Korean

Etymology 1

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Noun

모 • (mo)

  1. (母) mother
  2. (毛) wool

Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 뫃 (Yale: mwoh).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mo
McCune–Reischauer?mo
Yale Romanization?mo

Noun

모 • (mo)

  1. protrusion
  2. corner
  3. angle
  4. aspect
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 某

Noun

모 • (mo) (hanja 某)

  1. Used in place of a person's given name, for anonymity purposes.
    김 모(20)씨 ― gim mo(20)ssi ― Mx. Kim (20)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 墓

Noun

모 • (mo) (hanja 墓)

  1. (Yukjin, Russia) a grave, tomb
Synonyms
  • (standard Korean) 묘 (myo)
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