말을 놓다

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • 말 놓다 (mal nota) (case marker dropped, conversationally more common)

Etymology

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Literally "to put down the speech". See (mal, speech), (-eul, accusative case marker), 놓다 (nota, to place, to put down).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɾɯɭ no̞tʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː) ]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mareul nota
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mal'eul nohda
McCune–Reischauer?marŭl not'a
Yale Romanization?māl.ul nohta

Phrase

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놓다 (mar-eul nota)

  1. to forgo linguistic formality distinctions in conversation, a sign of intimacy
    Synonym: 너나들이하다 (neonadeurihada)
    나이 동갑인데 말 놓자.
    Nai-do donggab-inde mal nocha.
    We're the same age too, let's cut out the deferential speech.

Conjugation

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