보모

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 保姆.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

보모 • (bomo) (hanja 保姆)

  1. (female, child's) nurse, nanny
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