망기

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 忘 (“forget”) + 棄 (“abandon”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?manggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manggi
McCune–Reischauer?manggi
Yale Romanization?mangki

Noun

망기 • (manggi) (hanja 忘棄)

  1. forgetting something
    Synonym: 망각(妄却) (manggak)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 望 (“watch”) + 旗 (“flag”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ŋɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [망(ː)기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?manggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manggi
McCune–Reischauer?manggi
Yale Romanization?māngki

Noun

망기 • (manggi) (hanja 望旗)

  1. a flag on a watchtower that signals to scouts

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 忘 (“forget”) + 機 (“cause”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?manggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manggi
McCune–Reischauer?manggi
Yale Romanization?mangki

Noun

망기 • (manggi) (hanja 忘機)

  1. forgetting worldly affairs and desires
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