말리개

Korean

Etymology

From 말리다 (mallida, “to dry”) +‎ -개 (-gae, “inanimate agent suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ʎʎiɡɛ] ~ [ma̠ʎʎiɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [말리개/말리게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malligae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malligae
McCune–Reischauer?malligae
Yale Romanization?mallikay

Noun

말리개 • (malligae)

  1. (puristic) synonym of 수건(手巾) (sugeon, “towel”)
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