말대꾸

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Korean

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭdɛk͈u] ~ [ˈma̠(ː)ɭde̞k͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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말대꾸 (maldaekku)

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

Derived terms

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