마음씨

Korean

Etymology

From 마음 (ma'eum, “heart, mind”) +‎ 씨 (ssi, “usage, manner”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɯmɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [마음씨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ma'eumssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ma'eumssi
McCune–Reischauer?	maŭmssi
Yale Romanization?	maumssi

Noun

마음씨 • (ma'eumssi)

1. temper, disposition

   공부를 잘 할 뿐만 아니라 마음씨도 좋아요.

   gongbureul jal hal ppunman anira ma'eumssido joayo.

   He does not only study hard, but is also kind.

Synonyms

• 마음성 (ma'eumseong)
• 마음보 (ma'eumbo)

References

• Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 656.
• Jaehoon Yeon, Lucien Brown (2011) Korean. A Comprehensive Grammar, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 352.