마음

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᅀᆞᆷ (Yale: mozom).

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

마음 • (ma'eum)

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

   마음에 들다

   ma'eum-e deulda

   to catch one's fancy, to like

   그는 착한 마음을 가지고 있다.

   geuneun chakhan ma'eum-eul gajigo itda.

   He has a good heart.

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)

 

Synonyms

• (contraction): 맘 (mam, “mind”)
• (mind): 뜻 (tteut, “intention, meaning”)
• (organ): 염통 (yeomtong, “heart”)

Antonyms

• 몸 (mom, “body”)