모친

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母親.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)t͡ɕʰin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)친]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mochin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mochin
McCune–Reischauer?moch'in
Yale Romanization?mō.chin

Noun

모친 • (mochin) (hanja 母親)

  1. (formal) mother
    Synonyms: 어머니 (eomeoni), (colloquial) 엄마 (eomma, “mom”), (legalistic) 모(母) (mo)
    Coordinate term: 부친(父親) (buchin)
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