마한

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 馬韓. Said to originally be a compound of Old Korean 마 (ma, “south”) +‎ 한 (han, “big”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Proper noun

    마한 • (Mahan) (hanja 馬韓)

    1. Mahan confederacy

    Coordinate terms

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