이모

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [imo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [이모]

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [imo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [이모]

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

Noun

이모 • (imo)

1. emo (music genre)