Korean

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Etymology

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Originally the 하— (ha-) derivative of 맑— (mak-).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭɡa̠tʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malgata
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malgahda
McCune–Reischauer?malgat'a
Yale Romanization?māl.kahta

Adjective

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말갛다 (malgata) (irregular, infinitive 말개, sequential 말가니)

  1. (to be) clear
  2. (to be) clean

Conjugation

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