막돌

Korean

Etymology

막 (mak-, “careless, low-quality”) +‎ 돌 (dol, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚t͈o̞ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [막똘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makdol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magdol
McCune–Reischauer?	maktol
Yale Romanization?	maktol

Noun

막돌 • (makdol)

1. useless stone, random stone, unimportant stone

   공사장 막돌

   gongsajang makdol

   the haphazard stones at the construction site

   기숙사 앞에 깔린 막돌을 살펴보았다.

   gisuksa ap-e kkallin makdor-eul salpyeoboatda.

   I examined the random stones laid out in front of the dormitories.

2. (board games) a sacrifice piece in the game of Go