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See also: -마

(see above for the verbal suffix)

See also:
U+B9C8, 마
HANGUL SYLLABLE MA
Composition: +

Hangul Syllables
U+3212, ㈒
PARENTHESIZED HANGUL MIEUM A

Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
U+3272, ㉲
CIRCLED HANGUL MIEUM A

Enclosed CJK Letters and Months




리 ←→ 매

Jeju

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ma
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ma
Yale Romanization?ma

Etymology 1

Noun

(ma)

  1. 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

(ma)

  1. fog
    Synonyms: 안개 (an'gae), 으남 (eunam)

Etymology 3

From Middle Korean 맣〮 (máh). Cognate to Korean (ma).

Noun

(ma)

  1. yam

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(ma)

  1. a sound made while giving something to a person under one's hand.

References

  • ” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎, 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 337

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(ma) (hanja )

  1. (usually attributive with (-ui, genitive marker)) jinx; devil, demon; evil spirit / influence
    끼다/들다ma-ga kkida/deuldato 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?

Noun

(ma)

  1. General term for yam and plants from the family Dioscoreaceae
Derived terms
  • 참마 (chamma, “Japanese mountain yam”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(ma) (hanja )

  1. hemp (Cannabis sativa)
    Synonym: (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

(ma)

  1. (obsolete or sailors' jargon) south
Derived terms

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

(ma)

  1. mi (musical note)

Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

(ma)