반말

Korean

Etymology

From (, ban, “half”) + (mal, “speech”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[pa̠nma̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[]
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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