마차

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 馬車, from 馬 (“horse”) + 車 (“carriage”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	macha
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	macha
McCune–Reischauer?	mach'a
Yale Romanization?	mā.cha

Noun

마차 • (macha) (hanja 馬車)

1. horse-drawn carriage, horse-drawn wagon, horse-drawn cart