모든

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 모ᄃᆞᆫ (Yale: mwoton).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)dɯn]

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• Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)든]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	modeun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	modeun
McCune–Reischauer?	modŭn
Yale Romanization?	mōtun

Determiner

모든 • (modeun)

1. all, every, each
   • 모든 길은 로마로 통한다.

     modeun gireun romaro tonghanda.

     all roads lead to Rome

Related terms

• 모두 (modu, “wholly”)