막

막 U+B9C9, 막 HANGUL SYLLABLE MAG Composition: ㅁ + ㅏ + ㄱ ← 마 [U+B9C8] Hangul Syllables 맊 → [U+B9CA]

마막맊맋만맍많 맏말맑맒맓맔맕 맖맗맘맙맚맛맜 망맞맟맠맡맢맣
리 ←	→ 매

See also: 막-

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [막]

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

Etymology 1

Contraction of 마구 (magu). See there for more.

Adverb

막 • (mak)

1. Synonym of 마구 (magu, “carelessly, wildly”)

Prefix

막— • (mak-)

1. rough, careless, of low quality

Derived terms

• 막가다 (makgada)
• 막김치 (makgimchi)
• 막돌 (makdol)
• 막되다 (makdoeda)
• 막말 (mangmal)
• 막벌이 (makbeori)
• 막일 (magil)
• 막장 (makjang)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 幕.

Noun

막 • (mak) (hanja 幕)

1. tent, hut, shack, shelter
2. curtain
3. act (of dramas)

Derived terms

• 움막 (ummak, “dugout hut”)
• 장막(帳幕) (jangmak, “curtain”)
• 천막(天幕) (cheonmak, “tent”)

 

Etymology 3

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

막 (mak)

Extended content

幕: curtain (eumhun reading: 장막 막 (jangmak mak)) (MC reading: 幕 (MC mak)) 膜: membrane (eumhun reading: 막 막 (mak mak)) (MC reading: 膜 (MC mu|mak)) 莫: without (eumhun reading: 없을 막 (eopseul mak)) (MC reading: 莫 (MC mak)) 漠: desert (eumhun reading: 사막 막 (samak mak)) (MC reading: 漠 (MC mak)) 邈: (MC reading: 邈 (MC maewk)) 寞: (MC reading: 寞 (MC mak)) 瞙: (MC reading: 瞙 (MC mak)) 鏌: (MC reading: 鏌 (MC mak))