마흔
maheun · TOPIK 1
forty
Sounds like ma-hun: Ma hunts for her 40th birthday cake
마흔 is the native Korean word for forty, used for ages and counting things. It likely descends from Middle Korean 마ㅎ, related to 넷 (four), plus the tens ending -은/-흔 also heard in 서른 (30) and 아흔 (90).