말거머리

Korean

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “prefix meaning 'big'”) +‎ 거머리 (geomeori, “leech”). Compare Chinese 馬蛭／马蛭 (mǎzhì).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ɭɡʌ̹mʌ̹ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [말거머리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?malgeomeori
Revised Romanization (translit.)?malgeomeoli
McCune–Reischauer?malgŏmŏri
Yale Romanization?mal.kemeli

Noun

말거머리 • (malgeomeori)

  1. horse-leech

Synonyms
  • 마질 (馬蛭, majil)
  • 마황 (馬蟥, mahwang)
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