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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᆮ (Yale: mot).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | maji |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mad'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | maji |
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| Yale Romanization? | mat.i |
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Noun
맏이 • (maji)
- firstborn; the eldest (child)
- Antonym: 막내 (mangnae)