막걸리

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 막 걸— (mak geol-, “to carelessly filter”) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

막걸리

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚k͈ʌ̹ʎʎi]
• Phonetic hangul: [막껄리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makgeolli
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maggeolli
McCune–Reischauer?	makkŏlli
Yale Romanization?	mak.kelli

Noun

막걸리 • (makgeolli)

1. makgeolli (makkoli), a traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice.

Synonyms

• 탁주 (濁酒, takju)
• 농주 (農酒, nongju)
• 회주 (灰酒, hoeju)