마실

Korean

Etymology

Dialectal form of 마을 (ma'eul). The Standard Korean sense is a dialectal borrowing extended from the phrase 마실 가다 (masil gada, literally “to go to town”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɕʰiɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [마실]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	masil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	masil
McCune–Reischauer?	masil
Yale Romanization?	masil

Noun

마실 • (masil)

1. (commonly with 가다 (gada, “to go”)) casually leaving home (to have a look around, to visit a neighbor, etc.)

   마실 가다 ― masil gada ― to look around the neighborhood

   마실 다니다 ― masil danida ― to look around the neighborhood

2. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Chungcheong) Dialectal form of 마을 (ma'eul, “village, neighbourhood”).
   • 1981 August 13, 이춘하, “횡사한 옹기 장수”, in 한국구비문학대계‎^[1], 충청남도 단양군 매포면:

     좀 다른 마실로 좀 오늘이래도 좀 가게.

     Jom dareun masil-lo jom oneur-iraedo jom ga-ge.

     Even if it's today let's go to a different village.