마음씨

Korean

Etymology

From 마음 (ma'eum, heart, mind) + (ssi, usage, manner).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ma'eumssi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ma'eumssi
McCune–Reischauer?maŭmssi
Yale Romanization?maumssi

Noun

마음씨 • (ma'eumssi)

  1. temper, disposition
    공부를 잘 할 뿐만 아니라 마음씨좋아요.
    gongbureul jal hal ppunman anira ma'eumssido joayo.
    He does not only study hard, but is also kind.

Synonyms

References

  • Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 656.
  • Jaehoon Yeon, Lucien Brown (2011) Korean. A Comprehensive Grammar, New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 352.
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