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말라깽이

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Korean

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Etymology

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마르 (mareu-) +‎ (-a) +‎ *깽이 (*-kkaeng'i, perhaps 쟁이 (-jaeng'i))

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ɭɭa̠k͈ɛŋi] ~ [ma̠ɭɭa̠k͈e̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mallakkaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malla'kkaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?mallakkaengi
Yale Romanization?malla.kkayngi

Noun

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말라깽이 (mallakkaeng'i)

  1. (derogatory) a skinny person, a living skeleton