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( see above for the verbal suffix )
Jeju
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? ma Revised Romanization (translit.)? ma Yale Romanization? ma
Etymology 1
Noun
마 (ma )
alternative form of 장마 ( jangma )
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
마 (ma )
fog
Synonyms: 안개 ( an'gae ) , 으남 ( eunam )
Etymology 3
From Middle Korean 맣〮 ( máh ) . Cognate to Korean 마 ( ma ) .
Noun
마 (ma )
yam
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
마 (ma )
a sound made while giving something to a person under one's hand.
References
“마 ” in Jeju's culture and language , Digital museum.
제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009 ) “마 ”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 , 제주 특별 자치도 , →ISBN , page 337
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 魔 .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? ma Revised Romanization (translit.)? ma McCune–Reischauer? ma Yale Romanization? ma
Noun
마 • (ma ) (hanja 魔 )
( usually attributive with -의 ( -ui , genitive marker ) ) jinx ; devil , demon ; evil spirit / influence
마 가 끼다 /들다 ― ma -ga kkida/deulda ― to be possessed/bedeviled
Derived terms
Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례 ), 1446, as Middle Korean 맣〮 (Yale : máh ).
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length. Romanizations Revised Romanization? ma Revised Romanization (translit.)? ma McCune–Reischauer? ma Yale Romanization? mā
Noun
마 • (ma )
General term for yam and plants from the family Dioscoreaceae
Derived terms
참마 (chamma , “Japanese mountain yam”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 麻 .
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? ma Revised Romanization (translit.)? ma McCune–Reischauer? ma Yale Romanization? ma
Noun
마 • (ma ) (hanja 麻 )
hemp (Cannabis sativa )
Synonym: 삼 ( sam )
Derived terms
Etymology 4
Possibly from Middle Korean 맣〮 ( máh ) . See 마파람 ( maparam , “ southern wind ” ) .
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? ma Revised Romanization (translit.)? ma McCune–Reischauer? ma Yale Romanization? ma
Noun
마 • (ma )
( obsolete or sailors' jargon) south
Derived terms
마파람 (maparam , “southern wind”)
Etymology 5
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Romanizations Revised Romanization? ma Revised Romanization (translit.)? ma McCune–Reischauer? ma Yale Romanization? ma
Noun
마 • (ma )
mi ( musical note )
Etymology 6
Verb
마 • (ma )
( irregular ) informal non polite imperative form of 말다 (malda , “to not do something”)
Etymology 7
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
마 • (ma )