마도

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 魔道 (“evil path”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?mado
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?mado
    McCune–Reischauer?mado
    Yale Romanization?mato

    Noun

    마도 • (mado) (hanja 魔道)

    1. (Buddhism) the world of evil spirits and demons; the dark side
    2. (figurative) dark magic, the path of evil, wicked ways

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 馬島 (“Mado”).

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)do̞]
      • Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)도]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?Mado
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?Mado
      McCune–Reischauer?Mado
      Yale Romanization?māto

      Proper noun

      마도 • (Mado) (hanja 馬島)

      1. an island in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
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