말이 아니다
Korean
Etymology
말 (mal, “speech; language”) + 이 (-i, “nominative case marker”) + 아니다 (anida, “to not be”). Literally "to not be [in any] language".
Alternative forms
- 말도 아니야 (maldo aniya)
Idiom
말이 아니다 • (mari anida)
- (of a statement) to be unreasonable; to be ridiculous
- 왜 말이 아닌 질문을 하니?
- Wae mari anin jilmuneul hani?
- Why are you asking this unreasonable question?
- (literally, “Why are you asking this question which is not [in any] language?”)
- (by extension, of a situation or appearance) to be very difficult, to be atrocious