모태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 母 (“mother”) + 胎 (“embryo”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[mo̞tʰe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[모태]
Revised Romanization? motae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? motae
McCune–Reischauer? mot'ae
Yale Romanization? mothay

Noun

모태 • (motae) (hanja 母胎)

  1. (obsolete) The womb.
  2. matrix

Synonyms
  • 모체 (母體, moche, “mother, parent”)
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