맘속

Korean

Etymology

From 맘 (mam, “mind”, contraction of 마음 (ma'eum)) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 속 (sok, “inside, the inside”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ms͈o̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [맘(ː)쏙]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mamsok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mamsog
McCune–Reischauer?	mamssok
Yale Romanization?	māmqsok

Noun

맘속 • (mamsok)

1. Contraction of 마음속 (ma'eumsok).