옛말

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From (yet, old) +‎ (mal, word, speech).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)nma̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yenmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yesmal
McCune–Reischauer?yenmal
Yale Romanization?yēysmal

Noun

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옛말 (yenmal)

  1. archaism
  2. old proverb, saying, motto, old saw

See also

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