메
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | 메 |
|---|---|
| Hangul Syllables | U+BA54 |
| Composition | ㅁ + ㅔ |
| Dubeolsik keyboard entry | a-p |
Contents |
[edit] Korean
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Syllable
메 (transliterations: Revised me, McCune–Reischauer ', Yale mey)
[edit] Etymology 2
From 뫼, possibly the same root as 마루 and 마당. First recorded in the Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye in 1446, as "묗."
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
메 (me)
[edit] Prefix
메
- Of the mountains; thus "wild."
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology 3
First recorded in the Sohak Eonhae, 1588, as "뫼."
[edit] Noun
메 (me)
- A sacrificial offering of cooked rice.
- Cooked rice.