망치

Korean

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Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as 마치 (Yale: machi). Possibly from Old Korean *맏 (mat, “wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈmaŋt͡ɕʰi
• Phonetic hangul: 망치

Romanization

Revised	mangchi	transliteration	mangchi
McCune–Reischauer	mangch'i	Yale	mangchi

Noun

망치 (mangchi)

1. hammer

Synonyms

• 마치 (machi) (North Korea)

Related terms

• 맞다 (matda, “to hit”)

References

• 2000, Seo Jeong-beom (서정범), “망치”, in 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books: