새마을

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 새 (sae, “new, reformed”) +‎ 마을 (ma'eul, “town”). Literally, “new town”.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰɛma̠ɯɭ] ~ [sʰe̞ma̠ɯɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [새마을/세마을]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	saema'eul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	saema'eul
McCune–Reischauer?	saemaŭl
Yale Romanization?	saymaul

Noun

새마을 • (saema'eul)

1. town that has gone through modernization