이모

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 姨母 (“maternal aunt”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
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)
    Coordinate term: 고모(姑母) (gomo, “paternal aunt”)
  2. (familiar) madam (when one calls a middle-aged waitress)
Derived terms
  • 시이모(媤姨母) (siimo)
  • 이모(姨母)뻘 (imoppeol)
  • 이모(姨母)할머니 (imohalmeoni)
  • 이모(姨母)할아버지 (imoharabeoji)
  • 이모부(姨母夫) (imobu)
  • 이모사촌(姨母四寸) (imosachon)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 異母.

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

Noun

이모 • (imo) (hanja 異母)

  1. having the same father but a different mother
    Synonym: 이복(異腹) (ibok)
Derived terms
  • 이모제(異母弟) (imoje)
  • 이모형(異母兄) (imohyeong)
  • 이모형제(異母兄弟) (imohyeongje)

Etymology 3

From English emo.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?imo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?imo
McCune–Reischauer?imo
Yale Romanization?imo

Noun

이모 • (imo)

  1. emo (music genre)
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