Korean

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Etymology

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From (mal, horse) +‎ (chae, whip)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ʎt͡ɕʰɛ] ~ [ˈma̠(ː)ʎt͡ɕʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malchae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malchae
McCune–Reischauer?malch'ae
Yale Romanization?mālchay

Noun

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말채 (malchae)

  1. horsewhip