마늘

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Middle Korean 마ᄂᆞᆯ〮 (mànól) in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 24:50b[1], 1447, 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

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 산마늘 (sanmaneul)