Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 馬乳

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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마유 (mayu) (hanja 馬乳)

  1. mare's milk