"엄마" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [ʌ̹mma̠] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: eomma [romanization]
Etymology: 어미 (eomi, “mother”) + 아 (-a, “hey”, vocative particle). The final /i/ in 어미 (eomi) was dropped regularly; see Usage Notes in 이. Korean colloquial family terms commonly stem from a fused vocative. See :Category:Korean terms suffixed with -아 (vocative). Etymology templates: {{suffix|ko|어미|아|id2=vocative|pos2=vocative particle|t1=mother|t2=hey}} 어미 (eomi, “mother”) + 아 (-a, “hey”, vocative particle), {{IPAfont|/i/}} /i/, {{m|ko|어미}} 어미 (eomi) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 엄마 • (eomma)
  1. (colloquial) mum, mummy Wikipedia link: National Institute of the Korean Language Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: 어머니 (english: mother), 모친 (alt: 母親) (english: mother), (alt: ) (english: mother)

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Download JSON data for 엄마 meaning in Korean (2.5kB)

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          "text": "엄마는 바구니를 들고 있습니다. ― Eomma-neun baguni-reul deulgo itseumnida. ― Mum is carrying a basket.",
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