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Korean
Etymology
Compare 헛말 (heonmal, “false, baseless statement”), from 헛 (heot-, “false; in vain”) + 말 (mal, “word; speech”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | henmal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hesmal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | henmal |
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| Yale Romanization? | heysmal |
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Noun
헷말 • (henmal)
- (Russia) a lie; a false statement
2008, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu, Kwak Chung-gu], “2008년도 국외 집단 이주 한민족의 지역어 조사 보고서 [2008nyeondo gugoe jipdan iju hanminjogui jiyeogeo josa bogoseo]”, in 국립국어원 [gungnipgugeowon], volume 1, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 133:남우 쌀으 먹는 사름덜이 헷말 아이한단 말이. (Russia)- Namu ssar-eu meong-neun sareum-deor-i henmal aihandan mar-i.
- The people that eat other people's food do not lie.