# 모새
## Korean
### Etymology

Perhaps a compound of ancient roots ⟨*mwol⟩ "sand" + ⟨*say⟩. See the entry at 모래 (morae) for more. The Standard Seoul sense of "very fine sand" is probably a borrowing from a dialect that involved a narrowing of semantics.

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mo̞sʰɛ] ~ [mo̞sʰe̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [모새/모세]

### Noun

모새 • (mosae)
* (dialectal) sand
    Synonym: (Standard Seoul) 모래 (morae)
* very fine sand
    Synonym: 세사(細沙) (sesa)
* (ginseng-harvesters' cant) rice
    Synonym: (non-cant) 쌀 (ssal, “rice”)

#### Synonyms

Historical and regional synonyms of 모래 (morae, “sand”) :
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| Group | Region | Location | Words |
| Standardised forms | South Korean Standard Language | South Korean Standard Language | 모래 (morae) |
| Standardised forms | North Korean Cultured Language | North Korean Cultured Language | 모래 (morae) |
| Historical forms | Middle Korean | Middle Korean | 몰애〮 (mwòlGáy) |
| Historical forms | Early Modern Seoul Korean | Early Modern Seoul Korean | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Modern colloquial Seoul | 모래 (more) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Traditional Seoul | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Changpung | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yeoncheon | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Paju | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Pocheon | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Ganghwa | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Gimpo | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Goyang | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yangju | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Gapyeong | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mose), 시세 (sise) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Siheung | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Gwangju | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yangpyeong | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Hwaseong | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yongin | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Icheon | 모래 (more), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yeoju | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Pyeongtaek | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Anseong | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Chuncheon | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Wonju | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Kosan | 모래 (morae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Cheorwon | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hwacheon | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Yanggu | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Inje | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hongcheon | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hoengseong | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Gangneung | 모래 (móràe), 몰개 (mólgàe), 모새 (mósáe) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Wonsan | 모래 (morae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kumya | 모래 (morae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kowon | 모래 (morae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Munchon | 모래 (morae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Anbyeon | 모래 (morae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kosong | 모래 (morae), 몰개 (molge) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Yangyang | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 몰개 (molge) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Samcheok | 모래 (mórè), 몰개 (mólgè), 몰개미 (mólgèmì) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Pyeongchang | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Yeongwol | 모래 (móràe), 모새 (mósàe) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Jeongseon | 모래 (morae), 몽개 (monggae) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Cheongju | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Jincheon | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Eumseong | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Chungju | 모래 (morae), 모새 (more) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Jecheon | 모래 (more), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Danyang | 모래 (more), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Goesan | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Boeun | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Okcheon | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mose), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Yeongdong | 모래 (more), 모새 (mose), 몰개 (molge) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Daejeon | 모래 (more), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Taean | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seosan | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Dangjin | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Asan | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheonan | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yesan | 모래 (more), 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Hongseong | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheongyang | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Gongju | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yeongi | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Boryeong | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Buyeo | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seocheon | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mosae), 모세 (mose) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Nonsan | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 모새 (mosae), 자갈가루 (jagalgaru) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Geumsan | 모래 (morae), 모새 (mose) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Haeju | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Ongjin | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Yonan | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Taetan | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Chaeryong | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Changyon | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Anak | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | South Hwanghae | Unnyul | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Hwangju | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Sohung | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Kumchon | 모래 (morae) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Singye | 모래 (morae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Suan | 몰개 (molgae) |
| Central Korean | North Hwanghae | Koksan | 모래 (morae) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Daegu | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongju | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Bonghwa | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Uljin | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè), 몰개미 (mólgèmì) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Mungyeong | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè), 모새 (mósé) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yecheon | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Andong | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongyang | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè), 몰개미 (mólgèmì) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Sangju | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè), 모새 (mósé) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Uiseong | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Cheongsong | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè), 몰개미 (mólgèmì) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongdeok | 모래 (mórè), 몰개미 (mólgèmì), 모래미 (mórèmì) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gimcheon | 몰개 (mólgè), 몰기 (mólgì), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gumi | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gunwi | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Pohang | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè), 몰개미 (mólgèmì) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Seongju | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Chilgok | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gyeongsan | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongcheon | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Goryeong | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Cheongdo | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gyeongju | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Busan | 몰개 (mólgè), 몰기 (mólgì) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulsan | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changwon | 모래 (mórè), 모갈 (mógál) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geochang | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hapcheon | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changnyeong | 몰개 (mólgè), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Miryang | 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hamyang | 모래 (mórè), '모'새 ( mo sae) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sancheong | 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Uiryeong | 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hadong | 몰개 (mólgàe), 모새 (mósé) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Jinju | 몰개 (mólgàe), 모래 (mórè), '모'새 ( mo sae) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Haman | 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Gimhae | 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Yangsan | 모래 (mórè), 메래 (méré) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sacheon | 몰개 (mólgàe), 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Goseong | 모래 (mórè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Namhae | 몰개 (mólgàe), 모새 (mósé) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Tongyeong | '모래 ( morae), 모새 (mósé), 모살 (mósál) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geoje | 모래 (mórè), 모새 (mósé) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulju | 모래 (mórè) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jeonju | 모새 (mosae), 모래 (morae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gunsan | 모새 (mosae), 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Iksan | 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Wanju | 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose), 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jinan | 모새 (mose), 모래 (morae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Muju | 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gimje | 모새 (mosae), 모래 (morae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Buan | 모새 (mose), 모래 (morae), 모래 (more), 목새 (mokse) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jeongeup | 모새 (mosae), 모래 (more), 목새 (mokse) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Imsil | 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose), 모래 (morae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jangsu | 모새 (mose), 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gochang | 모새 (mose), 모래 (more), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Sunchang | 모새 (mose), 모래 (morae), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Namwon | 모새 (mose), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangju | 모새 (mose), 목새 (mokse) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeonggwang | 모래 (more), 목새 (mokse) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangseong | 모새 (mose), 목새 (mokse) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Damyang | 모새 (mose), 목새 (mokse), 복새 (bokse) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gokseong | 모새 (mose), 모섀 (mosye), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gurye | 모새 (mose), 모래 (morae) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hampyeong | 목새 (mokse) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Sinan | 모새 (mose), 목살 (moksal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Muan | 모새 (mose), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Mokpo | 모새 (mose) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Naju | 모새 (mose), 목새 (mokse), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hwasun | 모새 (mose), 모래 (more), 목새 (mokse) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Suncheon | 모새 (mose), 모새 (mose), 모래 (more), 모살 (mosal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangyang | 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose), 모래 (morae) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeongam | 모새 (mose), 모살 (mosal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jindo | 모새 (mose), 모래 (more) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Haenam | 모새 (mose), 모래 (more), 모살 (mosal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gangjin | 모새 (mose), 모살 (mosal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Wando | 모새 (mose), 모살 (mosal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangheung | 모새 (mose), 모래 (more), 모살 (mosal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Boseong | 모새 (mose), 모살 (mosal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Goheung | 모새 (mosae), 모새 (mose), 모살 (mosal) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeosu | 모새 (mose), 모사 (mosa), 모래 (more) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Pyongyang | 모래 (morae) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Pakchon | 모새 (mosae), 모래 (morae) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Nyongbyon | 모새 (mosae) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Kusong | 모새 (mosae), 모래 (morae) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Huichon | 모새 (mosae), 몰개 (molgae), 모래 (morae) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Kanggye | 모새 (mosae), 몰개 (molgae), 모래 (morae) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Chasong | 모새 (mosae), 몰개 (molgae) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Shenyang | 모새 (mosae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Hamhung | 몰개 (mòlgáe), 모'래 (mo rae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Chongpyong | 몰개 (mòlgáe), 모'래 (mo rae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Yonggwang | 몰개 (mòlgáe), 모'래 (mo rae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Sinhung | 몰개 (mòlgáe), 모'래 (mo rae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Hongwon | 몰개 (mòlgáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Pukchong | 몰개 (mòlgáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Riwon | 몰개 (mòlgáe), 목새 (mòksáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | South Hamgyong | Tanchon | 몰개 (mòlgáe), 목새 (mòksáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Chongjin | 모'새 (mo sae), 몰개 (mòlgáe), 목새 (mòksáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kimchaek | 모'새 (mo sae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kilju | 모'새 (mo sae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Myongchon | 모'새 (mo sae), 몰개 (mòlgáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kyongsong | 모'새 (mo sae) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Puryong | 모'새 (mo sae), 몰개 (mòlgáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Musan | 모'새 (mo sae), 몰개 (mòlgáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Hyesan | 목새 (mòksáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kapsan | 모'새 (mo sae), 목새 (mòksáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kimhyonggwon | 모'새 (mo sae), 목새 (mòksáe) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Kimhyongjik | 모'새 (mo sae), 몰개 (mòlgáe) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Kyonghung | 모새 (mòsáe) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Hoeryong | 모새 (mòsáe), 몰개 (mòlgáe) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Onsong | 모새 (mòsáe), 몰개 (mòlgáe) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Hunchun | 모새 (mòsáe) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Jeju City | 모살 (mosal), 몰레 (molle) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Daejeong | 모살 (mosal), 몰레 (molle) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Gujwa | 모살 (mosal), 몰레 (molle) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Seogwipo | 모살 (mosal), 몰레 (molle) |
| This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas. ||||