옛말

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 옛 (yet, “old”) +‎ 말 (mal, “word, speech”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈje̞ːnma̠ɭ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[옌:말]
Revised Romanization? yenmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yesmal
McCune–Reischauer? yenmal
Yale Romanization? yēysmal

Noun

옛말 • (yenmal)

  1. archaism
  2. old proverb

See also
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