말씨

Korean

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “speech”) +‎ 쓰 (sseu-, “to write”) +‎ 이 (-i, “noun-deriving suffix”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	malssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mal'ssi
McCune–Reischauer?	malssi
Yale Romanization?	māl.ssi

Noun

말씨 • (malssi)

1. wording, expression
2. accent