맏이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᆮ (Yale: mot).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mad'i
McCune–Reischauer?maji
Yale Romanization?mat.i

Noun

맏이 • (maji)

  1. firstborn; the eldest (child)
    Antonym: 막내 (mangnae)
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