막장

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Etymology 1

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From (mak-, last, final) + Sino-Korean word from (cane, staff) or Sino-Korean word from (awning; tent).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

Noun

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막장 (makjang) (hanja 막杖/막帳)

  1. (carpentry, architecture) last of the fan rafters, either counted from next to the hip rafter or from perpendicular to the purlin
    Synonym: 걸이 (geori)
    Hypernym: 선자(扇子) 서까래 (seonja seokkarae, fan rafter)
    Coordinate terms: 초장(初杖) (chojang), 이장(二杖) (ijang), 삼장(三杖) (samjang)

Etymology 2

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From (mak-, last, final) +‎ (jang, unknown origin).

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

Noun

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막장 (makjang)

  1. (mining) dead end of a tunnel
    Synonym: 채벽(採壁) (chaebyeok)
  2. (mining) Short for 막장일 (makjangnil, mining in a dead end).

Etymology 3

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막장 (makjang)

From (mak-, rough, low-quality) +‎ 장(醬) (jang, sauce, paste)

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

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막장 (makjang) (hanja 막醬)

  1. simple fermented soybean paste made for eating with rice
    Hypernym: 된장(醬) (doenjang)

Etymology 4

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From (mak-, last, final) +‎ 장(場) (jang, scene of play).

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

Noun

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막장 (makjang) (hanja 막場)

  1. (figurative) final stage, end point
  2. final stage of a person's life; person experiencing such stage
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Etymology 5

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From (mak-, last, final) +‎ (-jang, most, extreme).

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

Noun

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막장 (makjang)

  1. Nonstandard form of 끝장 (kkeutjang, final situation).