막새

Korean

Alternative forms

• 막사(莫斯) (maksa) — misspelling

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 막새 (Yale: maksay), from 막 (mak-, “last, final”) +‎ 새 (say, unknown origin). By surface analysis, 막 (mak-, “last, final”) +‎ 새 (sae, unknown origin).

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Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ks͈ɛ] ~ [ma̠ks͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [막쌔/막쎄]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maksae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magsae
McCune–Reischauer?	maksae
Yale Romanization?	mak.say

Noun

막새 • (maksae)

1. (roofing) Korean tongued imbrex or tegula along the eaves

   Meronyms: 수막새 (sumaksae, “tongued imbrex”), 암막새 (ammaksae, “tongued tegula”)

2. (roofing) Short for 수막새 (sumaksae, “Korean tongued imbrex”).
3. (roofing) part for applying 아귀토(土) (agwito, “eave closure material”)

Synonyms

• (senses 1 and 2): 막새기와 (maksaegiwa)