반말

Korean

Etymology

From 반 (半, ban, “half”) + 말 (mal, “speech”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[pa̠nma̠ɭ]
Phonetic Hangul[반말]

Revised Romanization^?	banmal
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	banmal
McCune–Reischauer^?	panmal
Yale Romanization^?	panmal

Noun

반말 • (banmal)

crude language
talking down

Usage notes

The term 반말 (banmal) describes various truncated forms of speech where particles or suffixes are dropped, usually resulting in a loss of the suffixes that reflect social differences. The 해체 (haeche) style of speech is a common example of 반말 (banmal).