사모

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 師母.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사모]

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

Noun

사모 • (samo) (hanja 師母)

1. (one's) teacher's wife

   사모님 ― samonim ― (one's) teacher's wife (honorific)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 思慕.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사모]

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

Noun

사모 • (samo) (hanja 思慕)

1. longing; yearning; love; deep attachment
2. admiration; adoration

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 紗帽.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)mo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [사(ː)모]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

사모 • (samo) (hanja 紗帽)

1. samo, black formal hat worn by Joseon-era officials

Meronyms

• 사모(紗帽)뿔 (samoppul)

Derived terms

• 오사모(烏紗帽) (osamo)
• 사모(紗帽)뿔 (samoppul)