Korean edit

Etymology edit

From (mal) +‎ 투(套) (tu).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭtʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maltu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maltu
McCune–Reischauer?malt'u
Yale Romanization?māl.thwu

Noun edit

말투 (maltu) (hanja 말套)

  1. manner of speaking