마늘

Korean

마늘 (maneul, “garlic”).

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 마ᄂᆞᆯ〮 (Yale: mànól), from Old Korean 蒜尸 (MANOl). Beyond attested forms, Jeju 마농 (manong) may suggest that the word was once morphologically complex.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maneul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maneul
McCune–Reischauer?manŭl
Yale Romanization?manul

Noun

마늘 • (maneul)

  1. garlic

Derived terms

  • 산마늘 (sanmaneul)
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