마실

Korean

Etymology

Dialectal form of 마을 (ma'eul). The Standard Korean sense is a dialectal borrowing extended from the phrase 마실 가다 (masil gada, literally “to go to town”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?masil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?masil
McCune–Reischauer?masil
Yale Romanization?masil

Noun

마실 • (masil)

  1. (commonly with 가다 (gada, “to go”)) casually leaving home (to have a look around, to visit a neighbor, etc.)
    마실 가다 ― masil gada ― to look around the neighborhood
    마실 다니다 ― masil danida ― to look around the neighborhood
  2. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Chungcheong) Dialectal form of 마을 (ma'eul, “village, neighbourhood”).
    • 1981 August 13, 이춘하 [ichunha], “횡사한 옹기 장수 [hoengsahan onggi jangsu]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 충청남도 단양군 매포면 [chungcheongnamdo danyanggun maepomyeon]:
      좀 다른 마실로 좀 오늘이래도 좀 가게.
      Jom dareun masil-lo jom oneur-iraedo jom ga-ge.
      Even if it's today let's go to a different village.
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