맘속

Korean edit

Etymology edit

From 맘 (mam, “mind”, contraction of 마음 (ma'eum)) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 속 (sok, “inside, the inside”).

Pronunciation edit

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	mamsok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	mamsog
McCune–Reischauer^?	mamssok
Yale Romanization^?	māmqsok

Noun edit

맘속 • (mamsok)

Contraction of 마음속 (ma'eumsok).