모국어
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 母國語, from 母國 (“motherland”) + 語 (“language”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmo̞(ː)ɡuɡʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [모(ː)구거]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mogugeo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mogug'eo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | mogugŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | mōkwuk.e |
Noun
[edit]- mother tongue (first language)
- language of one's homeland