맨땅
Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. From 맨 (maen, “only, bare, empty”) + 땅 (ttang, “land, earth”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛnt͈a̠ŋ] ~ [me̞nt͈a̠ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [맨땅/멘땅]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | maenttang |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maenttang |
| McCune–Reischauer? | maenttang |
| Yale Romanization? | maynttang |
Noun
맨땅 • (maenttang)
- bare ground
- 맨땅에 앉다 ― maenttang-e anda ― to sit on the bare ground
- from scratch
- 맨땅에 시작하다 ― maenttang-e sijakhada ― to start with nothing