마늘

Korean

마늘 (maneul, “garlic”).

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 마ᄂᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: mànól), from Old Korean 蒜尸 (MANOl). Beyond attested forms, Jeju 마농 (manong) may suggest that the word was once morphologically complex.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠nɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [마늘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maneul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maneul
McCune–Reischauer?	manŭl
Yale Romanization?	manul

Noun

마늘 • (maneul)

1. garlic

Derived terms

• 산마늘 (sanmaneul)