마한

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 馬韓. Said to originally be a compound of Old Korean 마 (ma, “south”) +‎ 한 (han, “big”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Mahan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Mahan
McCune–Reischauer?	Mahan
Yale Romanization?	māhan

Proper noun

마한 • (Mahan) (hanja 馬韓)

1. Mahan confederacy

Coordinate terms

• 삼한 (Samhan)
• 변한 (Byeonhan)
• 진한 (Jinhan)