고모

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姑母, from 姑 (“aunt”) + 母 (“mother”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞mo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고모]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gomo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gomo
McCune–Reischauer?	komo
Yale Romanization?	komo

Noun

고모 • (gomo) (hanja 姑母)

1. paternal aunt (one's father's sister)

Derived terms

• 고모부 (姑母부, gomobu, “paternal aunt's husband”)

Related terms

• 이모 (姨母, imo, “maternal aunt”)