마흔

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 마ᅀᆞᆫ (mazon).

Other Middle Korean forms include 마ᄋᆞᆫ (maon) and 마은 (maun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ma̠ɣɯn]
  • Phonetic Hangul[마흔]
Revised Romanization? maheun
Revised Romanization (translit.)? maheun
McCune–Reischauer? mahŭn
Yale Romanization? mahun

Numeral

마흔 • (maheun)

  1. (cardinal) forty

Synonyms
  • 사십 (四十, sasip) (Sino-Korean)
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