반말

Korean

Etymology

From 반 (半, ban, “half”) + 말 (mal, “speech”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[pa̠nma̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[반말]
Revised Romanization? banmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)? banmal
McCune–Reischauer? panmal
Yale Romanization? panmal

Noun

반말 • (banmal)

  1. crude language
  2. talking down

Usage notes

The term 반말 (banmal) describes various truncated forms of speech where particles or suffixes are dropped, usually resulting in a loss of the suffixes that reflect social differences. The 해체 (haeche) style of speech is a common example of 반말 (banmal).

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