말씀

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheonga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 말ᄊᆞᆷ (malssom). Perhaps a combination word of 말 (mal) + 숨 (sum)


Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈma̠ːɭs͈ɯm]
  • Phonetic Hangul[말:씀]
Revised Romanization? malsseum
Revised Romanization (translit.)? malsseum
McCune–Reischauer? malssŭm
Yale Romanization? mālssum

Noun

말씀 • (malsseum)

  1. (honorific) word or speech
    태초에 말씀이 계시니라, 이 말씀이 하나님과 함께 계셨으니, 이 말씀은 곧 하나님이시니라.(Korean Bible, 요한복음 (John) 1:1)
    Taecho-e malsseumi gyesinira, i malsseumi hananimgwa hamkke gyesyeosseuni, i malsseumeun got hananimisinira.
    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  • 말 (mal, “word, speech, language”)
  • 낱말 (nanmal, “word”)
  • 말씀하다 (malsseumhada, “to speak, to say”)
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