Korean edit

Etymology edit

Of native Korean origin. From (nat, “unit, piece”) + (mal, “talk, language”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)nma̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nanmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?natmal
McCune–Reischauer?nanmal
Yale Romanization?nāthmal

Noun edit

낱말 (nanmal)

  1. word; part of speech