이모

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 姨母, from 姨 (“aunt”) + 母 (“mother”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[imo̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[이모]
Revised Romanization? imo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? imo
McCune–Reischauer? imo
Yale Romanization? imo

Noun

이모 • (imo) (hanja 姨母)

  1. maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)
  2. (familiar) madam (when one calls a middle-aged waitress)
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