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Etymology
From Middle Korean 말ᄊᆞᆷ (mǎlssòm). Cognate to Korean 말씀 (malsseum).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | malsseum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mal'sseum |
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| Yale Romanization? | malssum |
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Noun
말씀 (malsseum)
- word or speech
References
- 제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009) “말씀”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전, 제주 특별 자치도, →ISBN, page 346
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 말〯ᄊᆞᆷ (Yale: mǎlssòm).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | malsseum |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mal'sseum |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | malssŭm |
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| Yale Romanization? | māl.ssum |
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Noun
말씀 • (malsseum)
- (honorific) word or speech
- Korean Protestant Bible, Yohan Bogeum (요한복음) (John) 1:1
태초에 말씀이 계시니라, 이 말씀이 하나님과 함께 계셨으니, 이 말씀은 곧 하나님이시니라.- Taecho-e malsseum-i gyesinira, i malsseum-i hananim-gwa hamkke gyesyeosseuni, i malsseum-eun got hananim-isinira.
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- 낱말 (nanmal, “word”)
- 말 (mal, “word, speech, language”)
- 말씀하다 (malsseumhada, “to speak, to say”)