마네킹

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 마네킨 (manekin) — obsolete
  • 마네퀸 (manekwin) — rare

Etymology

From English mannequin, perhaps by way of Japanese マネキン (manekin, “mannequin”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maneking
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maneking
McCune–Reischauer?manek'ing
Yale Romanization?maney.khing

Noun

마네킹 • (maneking)

  1. mannequin
    • 1938, Han Yong-un, An Unfortunate Short Life (박명):
      진열대에 세워 놓은 광고용의 마네킹까지도 정말 사람인지 아닌지도 분간하지 못하였다.
      jinyeoldaee sewo no'eun gwanggoyong'ui manekingkkajido jeongmal saraminji aninjido bun'ganhaji mothayeotda.
      (He) didn't even know whether the mannequins on the shelves were really human or not.
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