말뿌리

Korean

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “word”) +‎ 뿌리 (ppuri, “root”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	malppuri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mal'ppuli
McCune–Reischauer?	malppuri
Yale Romanization?	māl.ppuli

Noun

말뿌리 • (malppuri)

1. (North Korea) root (of a word).

Synonyms

• 어근(語根) (eogeun)