망기

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 忘 (“forget”) + 棄 (“abandon”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?manggi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?manggi
    McCune–Reischauer?manggi
    Yale Romanization?mangki

    Noun

    망기 • (manggi) (hanja 忘棄)

    1. forgetting something
      Synonym: 망각(妄却) (manggak)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 望 (“watch”) + 旗 (“flag”).

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      망기 • (manggi) (hanja 望旗)

      1. a flag on a watchtower that signals to scouts

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 忘 (“forget”) + 機 (“cause”).

        Pronunciation

        Romanizations
        Revised Romanization?manggi
        Revised Romanization (translit.)?manggi
        McCune–Reischauer?manggi
        Yale Romanization?mangki

        Noun

        망기 • (manggi) (hanja 忘機)

        1. forgetting worldly affairs and desires
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