마작

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 麻雀

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	majak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	majag
McCune–Reischauer?	majak
Yale Romanization?	mācak

Noun

마작 • (majak) (hanja 麻雀)

1. mahjong

Synonyms

• 마장 (majang)