also: まつかつ
noun
Mohe; Malgal
Historical ethnonym for a Tungusic people in ancient Manchuria; used in Chinese and Korean historical records.
靺鞨は古代中国の文献に登場する民族の一つである。
The Mohe are one of the ethnic groups that appear in ancient Chinese documents.
靺鞨の一部は後に渤海国を建国したとされる。
It is said that a part of the Mohe later founded the Balhae kingdom.
From Middle Chinese 靺鞨 (MC muɑt̚ kɑt̚), a transcription of a native ethnonym. The exact origin is uncertain.