막이
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 막 (mak-, “stop up”) + 이 (-i, “noun suffix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [마기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | magi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mag'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | magi |
| Yale Romanization? | mak.i |
Noun
[edit]막이 • (magi)
- damming (up), banking (up)
- protection (against), defence
- end piece
Derived terms
[edit]- 바람막이 (barammagi, “windbreaker”)
- 칸막이 (kanmagi, “partition”)
Related terms
[edit]- 마기 (magi, “ultimately”)
Further reading
[edit]- Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 570.