막돌

Korean

Etymology

막- (mak-, “careless, low-quality”) +‎ 돌 (dol, “stone”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?makdol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magdol
McCune–Reischauer?maktol
Yale Romanization?maktol

Noun

막돌 • (makdol)

  1. useless stone, random stone, unimportant stone
    공사장 막돌
    gongsajang makdol
    the haphazard stones at the construction site
    기숙사 앞에 깔린 막돌을 살펴보았다.
    gisuksa ap-e kkallin makdor-eul salpyeoboatda.
    I examined the random stones laid out in front of the dormitories.
  2. (board games) a sacrifice piece in the game of Go
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