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Jeju
Etymology
From Middle Korean 말〯 ( mǎl ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ma̠ɭ/
Noun
말 (mal )
word
speech
language
Derived terms
제주말 ( jejumal )
한국말 ( han'gungmal )
조선말 ( joseonmal ) ( rare )
References
“말 ” in Andrew Cheng; K. David Harrison, Jeju-eo Talking Dictionary , Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, 2014.
“말 ” in Jeju's culture and language , Digital museum.
Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가 ), 1447, as Middle Korean 말〯 (Yale : mǎl ). The rising pitch implies an earlier bisyllabic origin.
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? mal Revised Romanization (translit.)? mal McCune–Reischauer? mal Yale Romanization? māl
Noun
말 • (mal )
speech
내 말 을 주의하여 들어 봐 .Nae mar eul juuihayeo deureobwa. Listen to me carefully.
( colloquial ) language
Synonym: ( formal ) 어(語) ( eo )
일본 말 을 어디 서 배웠어 ?Ilbon mar eul eodiseo baewosseo? Where did you learn Japanese?
Derived terms
낱말 ( nanmal , “ word ” ) 말씀 ( malsseum , “ (honorific) word ” ) 말이 아니다 ( mari anida , “ to be unreasonable ” ) 말하다 ( malhada , “ to say, speak, talk ” ) 한국말 ( han'gungmal , “ the Korean language ” )
See also
言 ( eon ) , the hanja for speech語 ( eo ) , the hanja for language이르다 (ireuda , “to say”)
Etymology 2
First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사 ), 1103, as Late Old Korean 末 , from Old Korean 馬 ( *MAL ) .
In the Hangul script, first attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가 ), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᆯ (Yale : mòl ).
Similar words are found across Eurasia. Compare Manchu ᠮᠣᡵᡳᠨ ( morin , “ horse ” ) , Mongolian морь ( morʹ , “ horse ” ) , Nivkh мурӈ ( murŋ , “ horse ” ) , Old Chinese 馬 ( *mraːʔ , “ horse ” ) , Japanese 馬( うま ) ( uma , “ horse ” ) , and Proto-Indo-European *márkos ( “ horse ” ) ; see the last link for more.
For the prefix, compare Chinese 馬 / 马 ( mǎ , “ horse; big, great ” ) , from which it is perhaps calqued .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? mal Revised Romanization (translit.)? mal McCune–Reischauer? mal Yale Romanization? mal
Noun
말 • (mal ) (counter 마리 )
horse
playing piece ( in games )
sawhorse
Derived terms
Prefix
말— • (mal- )
( now unproductive ) great ; big
말 벌 ― mal beol ― great bee; wasp
말 개미 ― mal gaemi ― king ant
말 잠자리 ― mal jamjari ― type of dragonfly
Etymology 3
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절 ), 1447, as Middle Korean 말〮 (Yale : mál ).
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “What relation to the Japanese term 升 ( masu , “ unit of measure for volume, approx. 1.8L ” ) ? Many KO hanja readings ending in -l correspond to JA kanji readings ending variously in -shi , -chi , -tsu , and -su (but no examples exist Chuterix (talk ) 14:17, 21 June 2023 (UTC)), opening the possibility of a KO mal ↔ JA masu phonetic match. See also Talk:말#KO_mal_(unit_of_measure)_and_JA_masu_(unit_of_measure) .”
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? mal Revised Romanization (translit.)? mal McCune–Reischauer? mal Yale Romanization? mal
Noun
말 • (mal )
( units of measure ) a unit of volume equivalent to about 18 L or 10 되 (doe )
See also
되 (doe ): 1/10 mal 작 (勺 , jak ): 1/1000 mal 홉 (hop ): 1/100 mal
Etymology 4
From Middle Korean 맗 ( malh ) . Short form of 말뚝 (malttuk ).
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? mal Revised Romanization (translit.)? mal McCune–Reischauer? mal Yale Romanization? mal
Noun
말 • (mal )
wooden pile ; stake
Etymology 5
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᆯ〮 (Yale : mól ).
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? mal Revised Romanization (translit.)? mal McCune–Reischauer? mal Yale Romanization? mal
Noun
말 • (mal )
an alga or other waterborne cryptogam
seaweed , specifically Potamogeton oxyphyllus .
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 末 ( “ end ” ) .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? mal Revised Romanization (translit.)? mal McCune–Reischauer? mal Yale Romanization? mal
Noun
말 • (mal ) (hanja 末 )
end ( of a period ) ; late
Antonym: 초(初) ( cho , “ beginning ” )
조선시대 말 joseonsidae mal Late Joseon period
( baseball ) bottom ( of an inning )
Coordinate term: 초(初) ( cho , “ top ( of an inning ) ” )
9 회 말 guhoe mal The bottom of the ninth inning
Derived terms
Etymology 7
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
말 (mal)
Extended content
末 : (MC reading : 末 (MC mat ))
茉 : (MC reading : 茉 (MC mat ))
唜 : end ; tip (eumhun reading : 끝 말 ( kkeut mal ) ))
抹 : (MC reading : 抹 (MC mat ))
沫 : (MC reading : 沫 (MC mat ))
襪 : (MC reading : 襪 (MC mjot ))
靺 : (MC reading : 靺 (MC mat ))
帕 : (MC reading : 帕 (MC maet ))
秣 : (MC reading : 秣 (MC mat ))
妺 : (MC reading : 妺 (MC mat ))
昩 : (MC reading : 昩 (MC mat ))
瀎 : (MC reading : 瀎 (MC mat ))
粖 : (MC reading : 粖 (MC mat ))
袜 : (MC reading : 袜 (MC mat ))
袹 : (MC reading : 袹 (MC - ))
䬴 : (MC reading : 䬴 (MC mat ))
References
Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원 , Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon ) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表 , Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo ), page 15.
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Middle Korean
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “First attestation? Any Old Korean forms known?”)
Pronunciation
Noun
말〯 (mǎl )
word , speech , language
Descendants
Etymology 2
Possibly cognate with Japanese 升 ( masu ) , a similar unit of measure.
Pronunciation
Noun
말〮 (mál )
measure (containing about 18 liters or 10 doe (되 (doe ))
a unit of measure ( about 18 liters )
Descendants