말씨름

Korean

Etymology

From (mal, speech) +‎ 씨름 (ssireum, Ssireum).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

말씨름 • (malssireum)

  1. synonym of 말다툼 (maldatum)