맨땅

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 맨 (maen, “only, bare, empty”) +‎ 땅 (ttang, “land, earth”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛnt͈a̠ŋ] ~ [me̞nt͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [맨땅/멘땅]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maenttang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maenttang
McCune–Reischauer?	maenttang
Yale Romanization?	maynttang

Noun

맨땅 • (maenttang)

1. bare ground

   맨땅에 앉다 ― maenttang-e anda ― to sit on the bare ground

2. from scratch

   맨땅에 시작하다 ― maenttang-e sijakhada ― to start with nothing