말미

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɭmi]
• Phonetic hangul: [말미]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	malmi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	malmi
McCune–Reischauer?	malmi
Yale Romanization?	mal.mi

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 末尾.

Noun

말미 • (malmi) (hanja 末尾)

1. (of a text) very end, close

   편지의 말미에 놀라운 사실이 숨겨져 있었다.

   Pyeonji-ui malmi-e nollaun sasir-i sumgyeojeo isseotda.

   An astonishing fact was hidden in the final words of the letter.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 말ᄆᆡ〮 (Yale: màlmóy). Original meaning: "cause, reason".

Noun

말미 • (malmi)

1. time off for a necessary task; leave, leave of absence

   며느리는 가까스로 말미를 얻어 친정을 들렀다.

   Myeoneuri-neun gakkaseuro malmi-reul eodeo chinjeong-eul deulleotda.

   The daughter-in-law was only barely able to get some time off [from her household chores] to visit her natal family.

Related terms

• 말미암다 (malmiamda)

 

Etymology 3

Connected to 말명 (malmyeong), a deity invoked at the beginning of rituals.

Noun

말미 • (malmi)

1. (Seoul, shamanism) the ritual narration of the tale of Princess Bari