모레

See also: 모래

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Late Old Korean 母魯 in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사)[1], 1103. In the hangul script, first attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 모뢰 (Yale: mwolwoy).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

모레 • (more)

  1. the day after tomorrow, overmorrow

Synonyms

  • 내일모레 (naeilmore)

See also

  • Other days near the day after tomorrow: 그제 (geuje, “the day before yesterday”), 어제 (eoje, “yesterday”), 오늘 (oneul, “today”), 내일 (來日, naeil, “tomorrow”), (more, “the day after tomorrow”), 글피 (geulpi, “two days after tomorrow”)