말

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Contents 1 Korean 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 See also 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Pronunciation 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Pronunciation 1.4.2 Noun 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Pronunciation 1.5.2 Noun 1.5.3 Usage notes

[edit] Korean

[edit] Alternative spellings

• 몰 (mol) (mostly obsolete)
  • Compare the Manchu morin

[edit] Etymology 1

First recorded in the Yongbi eocheonga, 1447, as 말.

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmaːl] Phonetic hangul: 말ː

Romanization Revised? mal McCune-Reischauer? mal Yale? māl

[edit] Noun

말 (mal)

1. word, speech, language

[edit] Derived terms

• 낱말 (natmal, “a single word”)
• 말씀 (malsseum, “(honorific) word”)
• 말하다 (mal-hada, “to say, speak, talk”)

[edit] See also

• 이르다 (ireuda, “to say”)

[edit] Etymology 2

First recorded in the Yongbi eocheonga, 1447, as .

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmal] Phonetic hangul: 말

Romanization Revised? mal McCune-Reischauer? mal Yale? mal

[edit] Noun

말 (mal)

1. horse

[edit] Derived terms

• 망아지 (mangAji) pony
• 암말 (am-) female horse, mare
• 수말 (su-) male horse

[edit] Etymology 3

First recorded in the Hunmong jahoe, 1527, as .

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmal] Phonetic hangul: 말

Romanization Revised? mal McCune-Reischauer? mal Yale? mal

[edit] Noun

말 (mal)

1. an alga or other waterborne cryptogam
2. seaweed
3. specifically Potamogeton oxyphyllus.

[edit] Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 末 (“end”)

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmal] Phonetic hangul: 말

Romanization Revised? mal McCune-Reischauer? mal Yale? mal

[edit] Noun

말 (mal, hanja 末)

1. end

[edit] Usage notes

Technical information

• Unicode:
  • hex: B9D0
  • Decimal: 47568