말대꾸

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From (mal, speech) + 대꾸 (daekku, retort). See also Korean 대답(對答) (daedap, answer, response).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ɭdɛk͈u] ~ [ma̠ɭde̞k͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maldaekku
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maldae'kku
McCune–Reischauer?maldaekku
Yale Romanization?maltay.kkwu

Noun

말대꾸 (maldaekku)

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

Derived terms

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