말
[ mal ]
「명사」 Noun
• speech; words
Human voice through which thoughts or feelings are expressed and conveyed.
• language
Sound and letter through which thoughts or feelings are expressed and conveyed.
• rumor; gossip
A story about an incident or a rumor that goes around.
• mention; reference
A word that is inteneded to emphasize a previuosly-mentioned object.
• reference
A word that is intended to draw attention or finish a sentence.
Type:
Native
Level:
Elementary
Synonyms
Derived words
- 거짓말–lie; falsehood
- 글–writing; text; learning; study; letter; character
- 끝말–closing remarks
- 높임말–honorific
- 말귀–meaning; hearing; ear
- 본딧말–original form of word; original word
- 빈말–empty words; empty promise; lip service
- 인사말–greetings; words of greeting
- 입말–spoken words; spoken language; vocal language
- 조선말–Korean; Korean alphabet
- 존댓말–honorific
Other meanings of the word 말
- 2measuring bucket (Noun)
- 3horse (Noun)
- 4piece (Noun)
- 5A bound noun that serves as a unit for measuring the volume of grain, liquid, powder, etc (Bound Noun)
- 6end (Bound Noun)
Neighboring words in the dictionary
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