어머니
eomeoni · TOPIK 1
mother
👩👦 eo-meo-ni: the m of mama in the middle, plus polite ending -ni
어머니 is the formal word for mother; 엄마 (eomma) is the casual mom. Both share the eom- root with an m sound, like mama, mom and mother. Father is 아버지 (abeoji), so the pair runs eomeoni and abeoji: m for mother, b for father.