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Korean
Etymology
From 막 (mak-, “stop up”) + 이 (-i, “noun suffix”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | magi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mag'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | magi |
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| Yale Romanization? | mak.i |
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Noun
막이 • (magi)
- damming (up), banking (up)
- protection (against), defence
- end piece
Derived terms
Further reading
- Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 570.