말대꾸

Korean

Etymology

From 말 (mal, “speech”) +‎ 대꾸 (daekku, “retort”). See also Korean 대답(對答) (daedap, “answer, response”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)ɭdɛk͈u] ~ [ˈma̠(ː)ɭde̞k͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [말(ː)대꾸/말(ː)데꾸]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maldaekku
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maldae'kku
McCune–Reischauer?maldaekku
Yale Romanization?māltay.kkwu

Noun

말대꾸 • (maldaekku)

  1. backtalk, retort, sass, tu quoque, rejoinder, riposte

Derived terms

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