Korean

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Etymology

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Univerbation of (mal, word, speech) +‎ 없이 (eopsi, without).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɾʌ̹pɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mareopsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mal'eobs'i
McCune–Reischauer?marŏpsi
Yale Romanization?māl.eps.i

Adverb

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말없이 (mareopsi)

  1. silently, without saying anything