말씨

Korean

Etymology

From (mal, speech) +‎ 쓰- (sseu-, to write) +‎ -이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mal'ssi
McCune–Reischauer?malssi
Yale Romanization?māl.ssi

Noun

말씨 • (malssi)

  1. wording, expression
  2. accent