마도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 魔道 (“evil path”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [마도]

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

Noun

마도 • (mado) (hanja 魔道)

1. (Buddhism) the world of evil spirits and demons; the dark side
2. (figurative) dark magic, the path of evil, wicked ways

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 馬島 (“Mado”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)도]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Proper noun

마도 • (Mado) (hanja 馬島)

1. an island in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea