매

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See also: -매

(see above for suffixes)

See also: 叫
매 U+B9E4, 매
HANGUL SYLLABLE MAE
Composition:ㅁ + ㅐ
← 맣
 		Hangul Syllables 맥 →
매맥맦맧맨맩맪
맫맬맭맮맯맰맱
맲맳맴맵맶맷맸
맹맺맻맼맽맾맿
마 ←→ 먀

Korean

Etymology 1

매 (mae, “Falco peregrinus”)

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 매〯 (Yale: mǎy).

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?mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mae
McCune–Reischauer?mae
Yale Romanization?māy

Noun

매 • (mae) (counter 마리)

  1. hawk
  2. (specifically) the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
    Synonym: 송골 (songgol)
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 매〮 (Yale: máy).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

매 • (mae)

  1. whip, cane, rod (used for beating)
    매를 벌다 ― mae-reul beolda ― to make a rod for your own back (literally, “to have earned a whipping”)
    매를 맞다 ― mae-reul matda ― to be beaten with a cane
Derived terms

Etymology 3

매 (mae, “millstone”).

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 매〮 (Yale: máy).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

매 • (mae)

  1. (uncommon in isolation) millstone
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 每.

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?mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mae
McCune–Reischauer?mae
Yale Romanization?māy

Determiner

매 • (mae) (hanja 每)

  1. every; each
    매달 ― maedal ― every month
    매해 ― maehae ― every year
    매끼 ― maekki ― every meal
    그는 매 경기마다 최선을 다하면서 임한다.
    Geu-neun mae gyeonggi-mada choeseon-eul da-ha-myeonseo im-handa.
    He does his best in every game.
Derived terms

Etymology 5

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡ이〮 (Yale: mòyí), originally the adverbial form of Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆸ다〮 (Yale: mòyp-tá, “to be severe”) > modern 맵다 (maepda, “to be spicy”), but no longer perceivable as such due to sound and semantic shifts.

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?mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mae
McCune–Reischauer?mae
Yale Romanization?māy

Adverb

매 • (mae) (now chiefly dialectal)

  1. carefully, with rapt attention
    일을 매 해라. ― Ir-eul mae haera. ― Do the work carefully.
  2. severely
Derived terms

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 枚.

Pronunciation

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

Counter

매 • (mae) (hanja 枚)

  1. Counter for sheets (e.g. paper or tickets)
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 7

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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

Ideophone

매 • (mae)

  1. baa! (the bleating of a sheep)
    양이 매 하고 울었다. ― Yang-i mae hago ureotda. ― The sheep baaed.

Etymology 8

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

매 (mae)

Extended content
  1. 每: always; every
    (eumhun reading: 매양 매 (maeyang mae))
    (MC reading: 每 (MC mwojX|mwojH))
  2. 買: buy
    (eumhun reading: 살 매 (sal mae))
    (MC reading: 買 (MC meaX))
  3. 賣: to sell
    (eumhun reading: 팔 매 (pal mae))
    (MC reading: 賣 (MC meaH))
  4. 妹: younger sister
    (eumhun reading: 누이 매 (nu'i mae))
    (MC reading: 妹 (MC mwojH))
  5. 梅: Prunus mume; plum blossom
    (eumhun reading: 매화나무 매 (maehwanamu mae))
    (MC reading: 梅 (MC mwoj))
  6. 埋: bury, secrete, conceal
    (eumhun reading: 묻을 매 (mudeul mae))
    (MC reading: 埋 (MC meaj))
  7. 媒: medium
    (eumhun reading: 중매 매 (jungmae mae))
    (MC reading: 媒 (MC mwoj))
  8. 昧:
    (MC reading: 昧 (MC mwojH))
  9. 枚:
    (MC reading: 枚 (MC mwoj))
  10. 罵: to scold
    (eumhun reading: 꾸짖을 매 (kkujijeul mae))
    (MC reading: 罵 (MC maeX|maeH))
  11. 呆: dull-minded; simple; stupid
    (eumhun reading: 어리석을 매 (eoriseogeul mae))
    (MC reading: 呆)
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