장모

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 丈母 (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangmo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangmo
McCune–Reischauer?	changmo
Yale Romanization?	cāngmo

Noun

장모 • (jangmo) (hanja 丈母)

1. mother-in-law (wife's mother)

   Synonym: 가시어머니 (gasieomeoni)

   Coordinate term: 장인 (jang'in)