마을

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᅀᆞᆶ (Yale: mozolh).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [마을]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ma'eul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ma'eul
McCune–Reischauer?	maŭl
Yale Romanization?	maul

Noun

마을 • (ma'eul)

1. village, hamlet, usually in rural surroundings
2. (obsolete) rural court, in the village (as compared to a royal court, in the capital)