This is the 13907th most frequent Korean word.
말미였다
"To be caused by" or "to result from."
The word '말미였다' in this sentence is used to indicate the origin or cause of the issue.
이 문제는 그의 부주의에서 말미였다.
This issue resulted from his negligence.
Here, '말미였다' signifies being caused by or resulting from something.
교통 체증에서 말미였다가 결국 회의에 늦었습니다.
I ended up late to the meeting because of the traffic jam.
The term '말미였다' is used to show that the emotional response was triggered by the stated reason.