Korean edit

Etymology edit

Of native Korean origin. From (maen, only, bare, empty) +‎ (ttang, land, earth).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maenttang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maenttang
McCune–Reischauer?maenttang
Yale Romanization?maynttang

Noun edit

맨땅 (maenttang)

  1. bare ground
    맨땅 앉다maenttang-e andato sit on the bare ground
  2. from scratch
    맨땅 시작하다maenttang-e sijakhadato start with nothing