말씨

Korean

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “speech”) +‎ 쓰 (sseu-, “to write”) +‎ 이 (-i, “noun-deriving suffix”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [말(ː)씨]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mal'ssi
McCune–Reischauer?malssi
Yale Romanization?māl.ssi

Noun

말씨 • (malssi)

  1. wording, expression
  2. accent
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