모두

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 모도〮 (Yale: mwòtwó), analyzable as 몯 (mwòt-, “to gather”) +‎ 오 (-wo, “adverbializer”) although rarely perceived as such by modern speakers. Compare 자주 (jaju), 너무 (neomu), 비로소 (biroso), et cetera.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mo̞du]

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• Phonetic hangul: [모두]

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

Adverb

모두 • (modu)

1. all, wholly

   그림은 모두 네 개입니다. ― Geurimeun modu ne gaeimnida. ― There are four pictures in total.

   • 1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter XVI, in Pride and Prejudice: A Novel. In Three Volumes, volume II, London: Printed [by George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 190:

     “어떻게 생각해? 이것은 굉장한 소식이야. 우리 모두가 좋아하는 어떤 사람에 대한 중요한 소식이라구.”

     “eotteoke saenggakhae? igeoseun goengjanghan sosigiya. uri moduga joahaneun eotteon sarame daehan jung'yohan sosigiragu.”

     “What do you think? It is excellent news, capital news, and about a certain person we all like.”

     (translated from the original English)

2. altogether

Noun

모두 • (modu)

1. entirety