Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ma̠ɡɥi] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ma̠ɡy]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?samagwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?samagwi
McCune–Reischauer?samagwi
Yale Romanization?sāmakwi

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 사〯마괴〮 (Yale: sǎmàkwóy).

Noun edit

사마귀 (samagwi)

  1. (medicine) wart, verruca

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

사마귀 (samagwi)

  1. mantis, praying mantis