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See also: 못하다 and
U+BABB, 못
HANGUL SYLLABLE MOS
Composition: + +

[U+BABA]
Hangul Syllables
[U+BABC]



몿
몌 ←→ 뫄

Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 몯〮 (Yale: mwót).

Pronunciation

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

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

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(mot)

  1. nail, peg, spike
  2. callosity, callus, blister

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 못〮 (Yale: mwós).

Pronunciation

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

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

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(mot)

  1. pond
    Synonym: 연못 (yeonmot)
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Etymology 3

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From Middle Korean 몯〯 (mwǒt), from Old Korean 毛冬 (*mwotol).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mo̞(ː)t̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mos
McCune–Reischauer?mot
Yale Romanization?mōs

Adverb

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(mot)

  1. cannot
    오늘 .Na oneul mot ga.I can't go today.
  2. (by extension) poorly
    Antonym: (jal, well)
    이렇게 그림그려?Wae ireoke geurim mot geuryeo?Why do you draw so poorly?
Derived terms
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