마음

Korean

Alternative forms

• 맘 (mam) — contraction
• 마ᄋᆞᆷ (ma'eum) — Early Modern

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᅀᆞᆷ (Yale: mòzòm). Middle Korean /z/ implies an Old Korean */s/, hence the original form is Old Korean 心音 (*MOSOm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɯm]

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• Phonetic hangul: [마음]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ma'eum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ma'eum
McCune–Reischauer?	maŭm
Yale Romanization?	maum

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 마음의 / 마음에 / 마음까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

마음 • (ma'eum)

1. mind, heart (i.e. one's emotions)

   Synonym: 심장 (simjang)

   마음에 들다 ― ma'eume deulda ― to catch one's fancy; to like

   그는 착한 마음을 가지고 있다.

   Geu-neun chakhan ma'eum-eul gajigo itda.

   He has a good heart.

2. intention, will

   Synonym: 뜻 (tteut)

   그는 사과할 마음이 없었다.

   Geu-neun sagwahal ma'eum-i eopseotda.

   He had no intention of apologizing.

Derived terms

• 마음가짐 (ma'eumgajim)
• 마음결 (ma'eumgyeol)
• 마음껏 (ma'eumkkeot)
• 마음놓다 (ma'eumnota)
• 마음눈 (ma'eumnun)
• 마음대로 (ma'eumdaero)
• 마음먹다 (ma'eummeokda)
• 마음보 (ma'eumbo)
• 마음성 (ma'eumseong)
• 마음속 (ma'eumsok)
• 마음쓰다 (ma'eumsseuda)
• 마음씨 (ma'eumssi)
• 마음잡다 (ma'eumjapda)
• 마음졸이다 (ma'eumjorida)

See also

• 몸 (mom, “body”)