옛말

옛말

Korean

Etymology

Compound of 옛 (yet, “old”) +‎ 말 (mal, “word, speech”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈje̞ːnma̠ɭ]
• Phonetic Hangul[옌:말]

Revised Romanization? yenmal Revised Romanization (translit.)? yesmal McCune–Reischauer? yenmal Yale Romanization? yēysmal

Noun

옛말 • (yenmal)

1. archaism
2. old proverb

See also

• 고어 (古語, go-eo)