맙소사

Korean

Etymology

A corruption of 마옵소서 (maopsoseo), a contraction of 하느님 마옵소서 (haneunim maopsoseo, “God forbid!”). First attested in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mapsosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mabsosa
McCune–Reischauer?	mapsosa
Yale Romanization?	māp.sosa

Interjection

맙소사 • (mapsosa)

1. oh my God!, good heavens!