망기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 忘 (“forget”) + 棄 (“abandon”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ŋɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [망기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	manggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	manggi
McCune–Reischauer?	manggi
Yale Romanization?	mangki

Noun

망기 • (manggi) (hanja 忘棄)

1. forgetting something

   Synonym: 망각(妄却) (manggak)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 望 (“watch”) + 旗 (“flag”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	manggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	manggi
McCune–Reischauer?	manggi
Yale Romanization?	māngki

Noun

망기 • (manggi) (hanja 望旗)

1. a flag on a watchtower that signals to scouts

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 忘 (“forget”) + 機 (“cause”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ŋɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [망기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	manggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	manggi
McCune–Reischauer?	manggi
Yale Romanization?	mangki

Noun

망기 • (manggi) (hanja 忘機)

1. forgetting worldly affairs and desires