모반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母斑, from 母 (母, “mother”) + 斑 (斑, “spot”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ba̠n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)반]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?moban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?moban
McCune–Reischauer?moban
Yale Romanization?mōpan

Noun

모반 • (moban) (hanja 母斑)

  1. birthmark (a mark on the skin formed before birth)

Synonyms
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