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Korean
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? | samagwi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | samagwi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | samagwi |
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| Yale Romanization? | sāmakwi |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 사〯마괴〮 (Yale: sǎmàkwóy).
Noun
사마귀 • (samagwi)
- (medicine) wart, verruca
Etymology 2
Noun
사마귀 • (samagwi)
- mantis, praying mantis