말솜씨

Korean

Etymology

말 (mal, “words”) + 솜씨 (somssi, “skill; dexterity”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭs͈o̞mɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [말(ː)쏨씨]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malsomssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malsomssi
McCune–Reischauer?malssomssi
Yale Romanization?mālqsomssi

Noun

말솜씨 • (malsomssi)

  1. one's way of speaking; eloquence
    말솜씨가 좋네요.
    malsomssiga jonneyo.
    You have a way with words.
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