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Korean
Etymology
Contraction of 마마 (mama) and honorific particle 님 (nim) mainly used in colloquial or dialectal speech by servants of rich families in countryside; the full form was used when speaking to people in government positions.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | manim |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | manim |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | manim |
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| Yale Romanization? | mānim |
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Noun
마님 • (manim)
- (archaic) Master, Madame
- Synonym: 마마님 (mamanim)