Korean word

낱말

Pronunciation

Romanizationnanmal

Meaning

  • nounword

Example

새로운 낱말을 외웠어요.sae ro un nan ma reul oe wo sseo yo

I memorized a new word.

Illustration for 낱말 (word)

More examples

그 낱말의 뜻이 뭐예요?keu nan ma rui tteu si mwo ye yo

What does that word mean?

Core concept

One countable piece of language that can stand apart within a sentence or conversation.

Common phrases

  • 낱말의 뜻nan ma rui tteut

    word meaning

  • 낱말을 외우다nan ma reul oe u da

    memorize a word

  • 낱말 카드nan mal ka deu

    word card

Similar words

단어taneo: A single meaningful language unit recognized and listed in a dictionary.
말mal: Language expressed in speech or writing to communicate ideas and information.
어휘eohwi: A gathered store of words available to a speaker, reader, or language community.

Definition in Korean

언어에서 의미를 전달하는 독립된 최소 단위로, 문장이나 말 속에서 따로 떼어 셀 수 있는 단어를 이르는 말eo neo e seo ui mi reul cheon dal ha neun tong nip ttoen choe so ta nwi ro mun jang i na mal so ge seo tta ro tte eo sel ssu in neun ta neo reul i reu neun mal

Word origin

The native Korean compound 낱말 (nanmal, "word") joins 낱 (nan, "one by one") and 말 (mal, "speech or words") to suggest an individual language unit.

Usage tips

  • On a vocabulary list, this noun can label each individual entry, helping learners separate one item from the list as a whole.

Other meanings

  • termnoun

Opposites

Word lists with this word