마고

Early Modern Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 마고〮 (màkwó).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma.ɡo]

Adverb

마고 (makwo)

  1. carelessly, recklessly, indiscriminately, at random
  2. violently, severely, badly, wildly

Descendants

  • Korean: 마구 (magu), 막 (mak)

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 麻姑.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Mago
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Mago
McCune–Reischauer?Mago
Yale Romanization?mako

Proper noun

마고 • (Mago) (hanja 麻姑)

  1. (Chinese mythology) Magu, an immortal woman
  2. (Korean folklore) [~할미] Mago, a primordial giantess

Middle Korean

Etymology

막 (màk-, “to block”) +‎ -오〮 (-wó, adverb-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mà.kó/, [mà.ɡó]

Adverb

마고〮 (màkwó)

  1. blocking; stopping up; presenting an obstacle
  2. seeking to block; in order to block

Descendants

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