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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1446, as Middle Korean 마〯다〮 (Yale: -mǎtá).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | mada |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mada |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mada |
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| Yale Romanization? | mata |
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Particle
마다 • (-mada)
- each, every
- 날마다 ― nalmada ― every day
- 밤이면 밤마다 ― bam-i-myeon bammada ― night after night
Usage notes
- The particle can be used in the construction N이면 N마다 (N-i-myeon N-mada) most often with time-denoting nouns such as 밤 (bam) and 날 (nal).