마고

Early Modern Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 마고〮 (màkwó).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma.ɡu]

Adverb

마고 (makwo)

carelessly, recklessly, indiscriminately, at random
violently, severely, badly, wildly

Descendants

Korean: 마구 (magu), 막 (mak)

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 麻姑.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɡo̞]
Phonetic hangul: [마고]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	Mago
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	Mago
McCune–Reischauer^?	Mago
Yale Romanization^?	mako

Proper noun

마고 • (Mago) (hanja 麻姑)

(Chinese mythology) Magu, an immortal woman
(Korean folklore) [~할미] Mago, a primordial giantess

Middle Korean

Etymology

막 (màk-, “to block”) +‎ 오〮 (-wó, adverb-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mà.kó/, [mà.ɡó]

Adverb

마고〮 (màkwó)

blocking; stopping up; presenting an obstacle
seeking to block; in order to block

Descendants

Early Modern Korean: 마고 (makwo), 마구 (magu)
- Korean: 마구 (magu), 막 (mak)

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