망치

망치

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 마치 (machi). Possibly from Old Korean *맏 (mat, “wood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ma̠ŋt͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic Hangul[망치]

Revised Romanization? mangchi Revised Romanization (translit.)? mangchi McCune–Reischauer? mangch'i Yale Romanization? mangchi

Noun

망치 • (mangchi)

1. hammer

Synonyms

• 마치 (machi) (North Korea)

Related terms

• 맞다 (matda, “to hit”)

References

• Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000), “망치”, in 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books