말미

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malmi
McCune–Reischauer?malmi
Yale Romanization?mal.mi

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 末尾.

Noun

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말미 (malmi) (hanja 末尾)

  1. (of a text) very end, close
    편지 말미 놀라운 사실 숨겨져 있었다.
    Pyeonji-ui malmi-e nollaun sasir-i sumgyeojeo isseotda.
    An astonishing fact was hidden in the final words of the letter.

Etymology 2

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 말ᄆᆡ〮 (Yale: màlmóy). Original meaning: "cause, reason".

Noun

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말미 (malmi)

  1. time off for a necessary task; leave, leave of absence
    며느리 가까스로 말미 얻어 친정 들렀다.
    Myeoneuri-neun gakkaseuro malmi-reul eodeo chinjeong-eul deulleotda.
    The daughter-in-law was only barely able to get some time off [from her household chores] to visit her natal family.
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Etymology 3

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Connected to 말명 (malmyeong), a deity invoked at the beginning of rituals.

Noun

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말미 (malmi)

  1. (Seoul, shamanism) the ritual narration of the tale of Princess Bari