노모

Korean

Etymology 1

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from no +‎ mosaic.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

노모 • (nomo)

  1. (pornography) uncensored
    Antonym: 유(有)모 (yumo)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 老母.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

노모 • (nomo) (hanja 老母)

South Korean
Standard Language
노모(老母) (nomo)
North Korean
Standard Language
로모(老母) (romo)
  1. old mother
    Coordinate term: 노부(老父) (nobu)