말

See also 말하다

Korean

Alternative forms

• 몰 (mol) (mostly obsolete)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmaːl]
• Phonetic hangul: 말ː

Romanization

Revised	mal
McCune–Reischauer	mal	Yale	māl

Noun

말 (mal)

1. word, speech, language

Derived terms

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

See also

• 이르다 (ireuda, “to say”)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmal]
• Phonetic hangul: 말

Romanization

Revised	mal
McCune–Reischauer	mal	Yale	mal

Noun

말 (mal)

1. horse
2. sawhorse
3. checker, checkerman

Derived terms

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

Etymology 3

Native Korean related to Sino-Korean 斗

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmal]
• Phonetic hangul: 말

Romanization

Revised	mal
McCune–Reischauer	mal	Yale	mal

Noun

말 (mal)

1. measure (containing about 18 liters or 10 doe (되))
2. a unit of measure (about 18 liters)
3. (prefix): great, e.g., 말벌, 말개미, 말잠자리

See also

• 되 (doe) 1/10 mal
• 홉 (hob) 1/100 mal
• 작 (jag) 1/1000 mal

Etymology 4

Short form of 말뚝

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmal]
• Phonetic hangul: 말

Romanization

Revised	mal
McCune–Reischauer	mal	Yale	mal

Noun

말 (mal)

1. stake
   • 1461: 橛은 말히라 (楞嚴經諺解 (활자본) 8:85)

Etymology 5

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmal]
• Phonetic hangul: 말

Romanization

Revised	mal
McCune–Reischauer	mal	Yale	mal

Noun

말 (mal)

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

See also

• 藻 (조, jo)
• 海藻 (해조, haejo)

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 末 (“end”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmal]
• Phonetic hangul: 말

Romanization

Revised	mal
McCune–Reischauer	mal	Yale	mal

Noun

말 (mal, hanja 末)

1. end

Usage notes

Technical information

• Unicode:
  • hex: B9D0
  • Decimal: 47568