마비

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 痲痺 (“paralysis”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)비]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mabi
McCune–Reischauer?	mabi
Yale Romanization?	māpi

Noun

마비 • (mabi) (hanja 痲痺)

1. paralysis (loss of muscle control)