말대꾸

Korean

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “speech”) +‎ 대꾸 (daekku, “retort”). See also Korean 대답(對答) (daedap, “answer, response”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭdɛk͈u] ~ [ˈma̠(ː)ɭde̞k͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [말(ː)대꾸/말(ː)데꾸]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maldaekku
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maldae'kku
McCune–Reischauer?	maldaekku
Yale Romanization?	māltay.kkwu

Noun

말대꾸 • (maldaekku)

1. backtalk, retort, sass, tu quoque, rejoinder, riposte

Derived terms

• 말대꾸하다 (maldaekkuhada, “to backtalk”)