막장

Korean

Etymology 1

From 막 (mak-, “last, final”) + Sino-Korean word from 杖 (“cane, staff”) or Sino-Korean word from 帳 (“awning; tent”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [막짱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magjang
McCune–Reischauer?	makchang
Yale Romanization?	makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang) (hanja 막杖/막帳)

1. (carpentry, architecture) last of the fan rafters, either counted from next to the hip rafter or from perpendicular to the purlin

   Synonym: 걸이 (geori)

   Hypernym: 선자(扇子) 서까래 (seonja seokkarae, “fan rafter”)

   Coordinate terms: 초장(初杖) (chojang), 이장(二杖) (ijang), 삼장(三杖) (samjang)

Etymology 2

From 막 (mak-, “last, final”) +‎ 장 (jang, unknown origin).

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [막짱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magjang
McCune–Reischauer?	makchang
Yale Romanization?	makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang)

1. (mining) dead end of a tunnel

   Synonym: 채벽(採壁) (chaebyeok)

2. (mining) Short for 막장일 (makjangnil, “mining in a dead end”).

Etymology 3

막장 (makjang)

From 막 (mak-, “rough, low-quality”) +‎ 장(醬) (jang, “sauce, paste”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [막짱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magjang
McCune–Reischauer?	makchang
Yale Romanization?	makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang) (hanja 막醬)

1. simple fermented soybean paste made for eating with rice

   Hypernym: 된장(醬) (doenjang)

Etymology 4

From 막 (mak-, “last, final”) +‎ 장(場) (jang, “scene of play”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [막짱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magjang
McCune–Reischauer?	makchang
Yale Romanization?	makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang) (hanja 막場)

1. (figurative) final stage, end point
2. final stage of a person's life; person experiencing such stage

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Etymology 5

From 막 (mak-, “last, final”) +‎ 장 (-jang, “most, extreme”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [막짱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magjang
McCune–Reischauer?	makchang
Yale Romanization?	makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang)

1. Nonstandard form of 끝장 (kkeutjang, “final situation”).