모친

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母親.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mochin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mochin
McCune–Reischauer?	moch'in
Yale Romanization?	mō.chin

Noun

모친 • (mochin) (hanja 母親)

1. (formal) mother

   Synonyms: 어머니 (eomeoni), (colloquial) 엄마 (eomma, “mom”), (legalistic) 모(母) (mo)

   Coordinate term: 부친(父親) (buchin)