매미

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡ〮야미〮 (Yale: móyyàmí).

Equivalent to (maem, onomatopoeia of cicada calling) +‎ (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)mi] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)mi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maemi
McCune–Reischauer?maemi
Yale Romanization?māymi

Noun

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매미 (maemi)

  1. cicada (sound-making insect on trees)
  2. (prison jargon) prostitute

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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