모루

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 모로.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

모루 • (moru)

  1. anvil (tool)
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