막돌

Korean

Etymology

막 (mak, “careless, low-quality”) +‎ 돌 (dol, “stone”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(Seoul dialect, key): [ma̠k̚t͈o̞ɭ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [막똘]
Revised Romanization? makdol
Revised Romanization (translit.)? magdol
McCune–Reischauer? maktol
Yale Romanization? makqtol

Noun

막돌 • (makdol)

  1. useless stone, random stone, unimportant stone
    공사장 막돌
    gongsajang makdol
    the haphazard stones at the construction site
    기숙사 앞에 깔린 막돌을 살펴보았다.
    Gisuksa ape kkallin makdoreul salpyeoboatda.
    I examined the random stones laid out in front of the dormitories.
  2. (board games) a sacrifice piece in the game of Go
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