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몫 U+BAAB, 몫
HANGUL SYLLABLE MOGS
Composition:ㅁ + ㅗ + ㄳ
Dubeolsik input:a-h-r-t
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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 목 (mwok). Derived from -s substantivation of 묵— (muk-, “to stay, to lodge, to stop”). For a similar semantic derivation, compare Chinese 停 (tíng, “to stop; to stay; to lodge; equal portions; share; allotment”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[mo̞k̚]
  • Phonetic Hangul[목]
Revised Romanization? mok
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mogs
McCune–Reischauer? mok
Yale Romanization? moks

Noun

몫 • (mok)

  1. portion, share, allotment
    • 그녀는 어름어름하다가 제몫을 빼앗기고 말았다.
      Geunyeoneun eoreumeoreumhadaga jemokseul ppaeatgigo maratda.
      She had her share snatched away when least prepared for a misfortune.
  2. task, responsibility, duty
  3. profit, gain
  4. (mathematics) quotient
  5. (dialectal) an important place (on a road); a strategic point

Synonyms
  • (portion):
    • 노느매기 (noneumaegi)
    • 분 (分, bun)
    • 할당 (割當, haldang)
    • 할당량 (割當量, haldangnyang)
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