마님
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Contraction of 마마 (mama) and honorific particle 님 (nim) mainly used in colloquial or dialectal speech by servants of rich families in countryside; the full form was used when speaking to people in government positions.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nim]
- Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)님]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | manim |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | manim |
| McCune–Reischauer? | manim |
| Yale Romanization? | mānim |
Noun[edit]
마님 • (manim)