마도

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 魔道 (“evil path”).

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mado
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mado
McCune–Reischauer?mado
Yale Romanization?mato

Noun

마도 • (mado) (hanja 魔道)

  1. (Buddhism) the world of evil spirits and demons; the dark side
  2. (figurative) dark magic, the path of evil, wicked ways

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 馬島 (“Mado”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)do̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)도]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Mado
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Mado
McCune–Reischauer?Mado
Yale Romanization?māto

Proper noun

마도 • (Mado) (hanja 馬島)

  1. an island in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
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