말거머리

Korean

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “prefix meaning 'big'”) +‎ 거머리 (geomeori, “leech”). Compare Chinese 馬蛭／马蛭 (mǎzhì).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɭɡʌ̹mʌ̹ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [말거머리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	malgeomeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	malgeomeoli
McCune–Reischauer?	malgŏmŏri
Yale Romanization?	mal.kemeli

Noun

말거머리 • (malgeomeori)

1. horse-leech

Synonyms

• 마질 (馬蛭, majil)
• 마황 (馬蟥, mahwang)