옛말

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 옛 (yet, “old”) +‎ 말 (mal, “word, speech”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)nma̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [옌(ː)말]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yenmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yesmal
McCune–Reischauer?yenmal
Yale Romanization?yēysmal

Noun

옛말 • (yenmal)

  1. archaism
  2. old proverb, saying, motto, old saw

See also
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