마

See also: -마

(see above for the verbal suffix)

See also: 卟

마 U+B9C8, 마 HANGUL SYLLABLE MA Composition: ㅁ + ㅏ ← 맇 [U+B9C7] Hangul Syllables 막 → [U+B9C9]

㈒ U+3212, ㈒ PARENTHESIZED HANGUL MIEUM A ← ㈑ [U+3211] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㈓ → [U+3213]

㉲ U+3272, ㉲ CIRCLED HANGUL MIEUM A ← ㉱ [U+3271] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㉳ → [U+3273]

마막맊맋만맍많 맏말맑맒맓맔맕 맖맗맘맙맚맛맜 망맞맟맠맡맢맣
리 ←	→ 매

Jeju

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽ma⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [마]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ma
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ma
Yale Romanization?	ma

Etymology 1

Noun

마 (ma)

1. Alternative form of 장마 (jangma)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

마 (ma)

1. fog

   Synonyms: 안개 (an'gae), 으남 (eunam)

Etymology 3

From Middle Korean 맣〮 (máh). Cognate to Korean 마 (ma).

Noun

마 (ma)

1. yam

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

마 (ma)

1. a sound made while giving something to a person under one's hand.

References

• “마” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 (2009), “마”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전, 제주 특별 자치도, →ISBN, page 337

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 魔.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [마]

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

Noun

마 • (ma) (hanja 魔)

1. (usually attributive with 의 (-ui, genitive marker)) jinx; devil, demon; evil spirit / influence

   마가 끼다/들다 ― ma-ga kkida/deulda ― to be possessed/bedeviled

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 魔 for Sino-Korean compounds of 마 (魔, ma).

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 맣〮 (Yale: máh).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

마 • (ma)

1. General term for yam and plants from the family Dioscoreaceae

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 麻.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [마]

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

Noun

마 • (ma) (hanja 麻)

1. hemp (Cannabis sativa)

   Synonym: 삼 (sam)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 麻 for Sino-Korean compounds of 마 (麻, ma).

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [마]

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

Noun

마 • (ma)

1. mi (musical note)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

마 (ma)

Extended content

麻: hemp; sesame (eumhun reading: 삼 마 (sam ma)) (MC reading: 麻 (MC mae)) 磨: grind; millstone (eumhun reading: 갈 마 (gal ma)) (MC reading: 磨 (MC ma|maH)) 瑪: (MC reading: 瑪 (MC maeX)) 摩: rub; chafe (eumhun reading: 갈 마 (gal ma)) (MC reading: 摩 (MC ma|maH)) 痲: (MC reading: 痲 (MC mae)) 碼: (MC reading: 碼 (MC maeX)) 魔: demon (eumhun reading: 마귀 마 (magwi ma)) (MC reading: 魔 (MC ma)) 媽: (MC reading: 媽 (MC muX)) 劘: (MC reading: 劘 (MC ma)) 螞: (MC reading: 螞) 蟇: (MC reading: 蟇) 麽: (MC reading: 麽) 亇: hammer (eumhun reading: 망치 마 (mangchi ma)) (MC reading: 亇) 亍: (MC reading: 亍 (MC trjuH|trhjowk)) 傌: (MC reading: 傌 (MC maeH)) 哶: (MC reading: 哶) 嗎: (MC reading: 嗎) 嘛: (MC reading: 嘛) 麼: (MC reading: 麼 (MC maX)) 麿: (MC reading: 麿)