막이
Korean edit
Etymology edit
From 막 (mak-, “stop up”) + 이 (-i, “noun suffix”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [마기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | magi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mag'i |
McCune–Reischauer? | magi |
Yale Romanization? | mak.i |
Noun edit
막이 • (magi)
- damming (up), banking (up)
- protection (against), defence
- end piece
Derived terms edit
- 바람막이 (barammagi, “windbreaker”)
- 칸막이 (kanmagi, “partition”)
Related terms edit
- 마기 (magi, “ultimately”)
Further reading edit
- Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 570.