망치

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 마치 (Yale: machi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ŋt͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [망치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mangchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mangchi
McCune–Reischauer?	mangch'i
Yale Romanization?	mangchi

Noun

망치 • (mangchi)

1. hammer

Synonyms

• 마치 (machi) (North Korea)

Derived terms

• 망치질 (mangchijil, “hammering”)
• 낫과 망치 (natgwa mangchi): hammer and sickle

Related terms

• 맞다 (matda, “to hit”)