이망

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Korean

Etymology 1

See the main entry at 이마 (ima). The /-ŋ/ coda probably reflects the original velar stop.

Pronunciation

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

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 이망의 / 이망에 / 이망까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

이망 • (imang)

  1. (Gyeongsang, eastern Gangwon, southern Jeolla dialect) Dialectal form of 이마 (ima, “forehead”).
    • 1980 August 4, 하술원 [hasurwon], “괴양 서좌수 [goeyang seojwasu]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 경상남도 진주시 대곡면 [gyeongsangnamdo jinjusi daegongmyeon]:
      말로 인자 놓고 쉬는데 이망이 부뜻하거든...
      Mal-lo inja no-ko swi-neunde imang-i butteutha-geodeun...
      Now that he lay his horse and rested his forehead was swollen...
Synonyms
Historical and regional synonyms of 이마 (ima, “forehead (non-vulgar)”)
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GroupRegionLocationWords
Standardised formsSouth Korean Standard Language이마 (ima)
North Korean Cultured Language이마 (ima)
Historical formsMiddle Korean니맣〮 (nìmáh)
Early Modern Seoul Korean니맣 (nima), 니마 (nima), 이마 (ima) (from 19th c.)
Central KoreanGyeonggiModern colloquial Seoul이마 (ima)
Ganghwa이마 (ima)
Yangpyeong이마 (ima)
Icheon이마 (ima)
YeongseoChuncheon이마 (ima)
Wonju이마 (ima)
Inje이마 (ima)
Hongcheon이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Hoengseong이마 (ima)
YeongdongGangneung이마 (ímà)
Kowon이망 (imang)
Tongchon이망 (imang)
Kosong이망 (imang)
Yangyang이마 (ima), 이망 (imang)
Samcheok이마 (ímà)
Pyeongchang이마 (ima), 이망 (imang)
Yeongwol이마 (ímà)
Jeongseon이마 (ima)
North ChungcheongCheongju이마 (ima)
Chungju이마 (ima)
Jecheon이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Danyang이마 (ima)
Goesan이마 (ima)
Boeun이마 (ima)
Okcheon이마 (ima)
Yeongdong이마 (ima)
South ChungcheongSeosan이마 (ima)
Cheonan이마 (ima)
Yesan이마 (īma)
Gongju이마 (ima)
Seocheon이마 (ima)
Nonsan이마 (ima)
Geumsan이마 (ima)
Gyeongsang KoreanNorth GyeongsangDaegu'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Yeongju'이마 ( ima), 이막 (ímàk)
Bonghwa'이마 ( ima), 이막 (ímàk)
Uljin이매 (ímè)
Mungyeong'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Andong'이마 ( ima)
Sangju'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Uiseong'이마 ( ima)
Cheongsong'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Yeongdeok이매 (ímè)
Gimcheon'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Pohang이매 (ímè)
Seongju이매 (ímè)
Yeongcheon이매 (ímè)
Goryeong이망 (ímàng)
Cheongdo이망 (ímàng)
Gyeongju이매 (ímè), 이망 (ímàng)
Ulleung이매 (ímè)
South GyeongsangBusan이망 (ímàng)
Ulsan이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk), 이매 (ímè)
Changwon이망 (ímàng)
Geochang이망 (ímàng)
Hapcheon이망 (ímàng)
Changnyeong이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk)
Miryang이망 (ímàng)
Hamyang이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk)
Sancheong이망 (ímàng)
Hadong이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk)
Jinju이망 (ímàng)
Haman이망 (ímàng)
Gimhae이망 (ímàng)
Yangsan이망 (ímàng)
Goseong이망 (ímàng)
Namhae이망 (ímàng)
Tongyeong이망 (ímàng)
Geoje이망 (ímàng)
DiasporaYanbian (in general)'이마 ( ima)
Harbin이매 (ímè)
Jeolla KoreanNorth JeollaGunsan이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Iksan이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Wanju이마 (ima)
Jinan이마 (ima)
Muju이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Jeongeup이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Imsil이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Jangsu이매 (imae), 이망 (imang)
Gochang이마 (ima), 이매 (ime)
Sunchang이마 (ima), 이망 (imang)
Namwon이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
South JeollaYeonggwang이매 (ime)
Jangseong이매 (ime)
Gurye이망 (imang)
Mokpo이망 (imang), 대망 (demang)
Hwasun이매 (ime)
Suncheon이망 (imang), 대망 (demang)
Gwangyang이매 (imae), 이망 (imang), 대망 (demang), 되멩이 (doemeng'i)
Yeongam이매 (ime)
Haenam이마 (ima)
Jangheung이망 (imang)
Boseong이망 (imang), 야망 (yamang)
Goheung이망 (imang), 대망 (demang)
Yeosu이망 (imang), 대망 (demang)
Pyongan KoreanNorth PyonganUiju니망 (nimang)
DiasporaShenyang니마 (nima) (general Liaoning Korean, no region specified)
Hamgyong KoreanDiasporaYanbian (in general)이'매 (i mae)
Yukjin KoreanYukjinKyonghung니매 (nìmáe)
DiasporaHunchun니매 (nìmáe)
JejuJeju City이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong)
Daejeong이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong)
Gujwa이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong), 임뎅이 (imdeng'i)
Seogwipo이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong), 임뎅이 (imdeng'i)
Note: Korean varieties also have vulgar 이마빡 and variants; the extent to which the vulgar form is acceptable in conversation, or even colloquially preferred, will vary according to dialect.
This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 二 (“two”) + 望 (“desire”).

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?imang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?imang
McCune–Reischauer?imang
Yale Romanization?īmang

Noun

이망 • (imang) (hanja 二望)

  1. (historical) in Joseon Korea (1392—1910), an occasion in which the Ministry of Personnel recommended only two candidates to fill an empty government office, in place of the customary three
    Coordinate terms: 단망(單望) (danmang), 삼망(三望) (sammang), 장망(長望) (jangmang)
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