옛말
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Of native Korean origin. From 옛 (yet, “old”) + 말 (mal, “word, speech”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)nma̠ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [옌(ː)말]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yenmal |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yesmal |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yenmal |
| Yale Romanization? | yēysmal |
Noun edit
옛말 • (yenmal)