마비

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 痲痺 (“paralysis”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)bi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)비]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mabi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mabi
McCune–Reischauer?mabi
Yale Romanization?māpi

Noun

마비 • (mabi) (hanja 痲痺)

  1. paralysis (loss of muscle control)
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