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장모

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 丈母 (mother-in-law (wife's mother))

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋmo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jangmo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jangmo
McCune–Reischauer?changmo
Yale Romanization?cāngmo

Noun

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장모 (jangmo) (hanja 丈母)

  1. mother-in-law (wife's mother)
    Synonym: 가시어머니 (gasieomeoni)
    Coordinate term: 장인 (jang'in)