모어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母語 (“mother tongue”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)어]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mo'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mo'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	moŏ
Yale Romanization?	mōe

Noun

모어 • (mo'eo) (hanja 母語)

1. mother tongue (first language)