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Korean
Etymology
A corruption of 마옵소서 (maopsoseo), a contraction of 하느님 마옵소서 (haneunim maopsoseo, “God forbid!”). First attested in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | mapsosa |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mabsosa |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mapsosa |
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| Yale Romanization? | māp.sosa |
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Interjection
맙소사 • (mapsosa)
- oh my God!, good heavens!