모녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母女, from 母 (“mother”) + 女 (“daughter”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)녀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?monyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?monyeo
McCune–Reischauer?monyŏ
Yale Romanization?mōnye

Noun

모녀 • (monyeo) (hanja 母女)

  1. mother and daughter

Derived terms

  • 모녀간(母女間) (monyeogan)

See also

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