모두

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 모도 (Yale: mwotwo).

Pronunciation

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• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞du]
• Phonetic hangul: [모두]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	modu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	modu
McCune–Reischauer?	modu
Yale Romanization?	motwu

Adverb

모두 • (modu)

1. all, wholly
   • 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter XVI, in Pride and Prejudice: A Novel. In Three Volumes, volume II, London: Printed [by George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 190:

     “어떻게 생각해? 이것은 굉장한 소식이야. 우리 모두가 좋아하는 어떤 사람에 대한 중요한 소식이라구.”

     “eotteoke saenggakhae? igeoseun goengjanghan sosigiya. uri moduga joahaneun eotteon sarame daehan jung'yohan sosigiragu.”

     “What do you think? It is excellent news, capital news, and about a certain person we all like.”

     (translated from the original English)

2. altogether

Noun

모두 • (modu)

1. entirety