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Korean
Etymology
조선 (朝鮮, Joseon, “Korea”) + 말 (mal, “speech”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | joseonmal |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | joseonmal |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chosŏnmal |
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| Yale Romanization? | cosenmal |
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Noun
조선말 • (joseonmal) (hanja 朝鮮말)
- (North Korea, Yanbian, Japan, dated in South Korea, somewhat uncommon in Koryo-mar) the Korean language
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:한국어
2019, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu, Kwak Chung-gu], 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, →ISBN, page 2833:이 연변 사람 다 자구배란 말이오. 이 조선말으 다 잘 아는 게 없고 한족말두 잘 아는 게 없고. (Yukjin)- I Yeonbyeon saram da jagubae-ran mar-i-o. I joseonmar-eu da jal aneun ge eopgo Hanjongmal-du jal aneun ge eopgo.
- All these people in Yanbian are culturally mixed. They don't know Korean well, and they don't know Chinese well either.
- (historical, South Korea) the Korean language in the context of the Joseon (1392—1910) or Japanese colonial (1910—1945) periods
- the North Korean form of modern Korean, as opposed to that spoken in South Korea
Usage notes
Of the many Korean names for the Korean language, this is the most formal in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). 조선어 (joseoneo) is more commonly used, but it denotes the Korean language in general (어 (eo, “language”)). In South Korea, 한국어 (han'gugeo) is more common.