막걸리

Korean

Etymology

From 막 (mak) + 거르— (georeu-, “to filter”) + —이 (-i).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚k͈ʌ̹ʎʎi]
• Phonetic hangul: [막껄리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makgeolli
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maggeolli
McCune–Reischauer?	makkŏlli
Yale Romanization?	mak.kelli

Noun

막걸리

막걸리 • (makgeolli)

1. makgeolli (makkoli), a traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice.

Synonyms

• 탁주 (濁酒, takju)
• 농주 (農酒, nongju)
• 회주 (灰酒, hoeju)