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U+B9E8, 맨
HANGUL SYLLABLE MAEN
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Hangul Syllables



맿
마 ←→ 먀

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆫ (Yale: moyn).

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?maen
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maen
McCune–Reischauer?maen
Yale Romanization?māyn

Determiner

(maen)

  1. utmost, most
Derived terms
  • 맨위 (maenwi, very top)
  • 맨처음 (maencheo'eum, very first, outset)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆫ (Yale: mòyn). Most likely a yang-vowel ablaut variant of (Yale: mùyn), whence modern (min-, bare; naked; unadorned). See there for more.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

(maen)

  1. just, only
    우리 회사 남자밖에 없다.
    Uri hoesa-e-neun maen namja-deul-bakke eopda.
    There are only men in my company.

Prefix

맨— (maen-)

  1. bare, only, with nothing but
Derived terms
  • 맨발 (maenbal, bare feet)
  • 맨손 (maenson, bare hands)
  • 맨눈 (maennun, naked eye)
  • 맨땅 (maenttang, bare ground)

References

  1. ^ ()()() (2007), “접두사의 통시적인 발달 과정에 대하여—'휘', '민/맨', '새/샛/시/싯'을 중심으로—”, in 남성우, editor, 국어사 연구와 자료, pages 157—179