거짓말

Korean

Alternative forms

• 거즛말 (geojeunmal) — Early Modern

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거〯즛〮말〯 (Yale: kěcús mǎl). Analyzable as 거짓 (geojit, “false”) +‎ 말 (mal, “word”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geojinmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geojismal
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏjinmal
Yale Romanization?	kēcismal

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 거짓말의 / 거짓말에 / 거짓말까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

거짓말 • (geojinmal)

1. a lie; a false statement

   Antonyms: 참말 (chammal), 진실(眞實) (jinsil)

   실제 기록이 없으면 거짓말일 가능성이 높다. ― Silje girog-i eopseumyeon geojinmaril ganeungseong-i nopda. ― If there is no actual record, it is likely to be a lie.

Derived terms

• 거짓말하다 (geojinmalhada, “to lie”)