막장

Korean

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang)

  1. (architecture) the last rafter of the fan rafters
    Synonym: 걸이 (geori)
    Hypernym: 서까래 (seokkarae)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang)

  1. (mining) dead-end of a tunnel
    Synonym: 채벽(採壁) (chaebyeok)
  2. (mining) act of mining in a small-scale mine
    Synonym: 막장일 (makjang'il)

Etymology 3
막장 (makjang)

From 막 (mak-, “rough, low-quality”) +‎ 장(醬) (jang, “sauce, paste”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang) (hanja 막醬)

  1. simple fermented soybean paste made for eating with rice
    Hypernym: 된장 (doenjang)

Etymology 4

From 막 (mak-, “last, final”) +‎ 장(場) (-jang, “place”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makjang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magjang
McCune–Reischauer?makchang
Yale Romanization?makcang

Noun

막장 • (makjang) (hanja 막場)

  1. Alternative form of 끝장 (kkeutjang)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.