안마

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 按摩 (“massage”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	anma
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	anma
McCune–Reischauer?	anma
Yale Romanization?	ānma

Noun

안마 • (anma) (hanja 按摩)

1. massage
2. (sexuality) erotic massage

Synonyms

• 마사지 (masaji)