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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | amae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | amae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | amae |
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| Yale Romanization? | amay |
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Etymology 1
Compare 어미 (eomi, “mother”) or Yukjin dialectal 클아매 (keuramae)
Noun
아매 • (amae)
- (Yukjin, Russia) grandmother, old lady
2015 February 15, 신 크세이냐 본서너브나 [sin keuseinya bonseoneobeuna], “ko: 떨어뜨려진 아이의 운명”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 우즈베키스탄 타쉬켄트 이크마을 [ujeubekiseutan taswikenteu ikeuma'eul]:그래 정말 그 아매를 데려다가 한집에 있고...- Geurae jeongmal geu amae-reul deryeodaga hanjib-e itgo...
- So the old lady really took the child then went to a house...
Etymology 2
Compare 아마 (ama)
Adverb
아매 • (amae)
- (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Hamgyong, Russia) Dialectal form of 아마 (ama, “perhaps, maybe”)
1982 July 22, 김성문 [gimseongmun], “두 킁킁이 속여 돈 뺏은 건달놈 [du keungkeung'i sogyeo don ppaeseun geondallom]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye], 충청북도 영동군 [chungcheongbukdo yeongdonggun]:전부 다해야 칠십냥 될꺼야 아매?- Jeonbu dahaeya chilsimnyang doelkkeoya amae?
- Maybe if you do it all then it'll become 70 liang?