마파람

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Korean

Etymology

Likely a compound from (*mah, monsoon, bound root only in Modern Korean) +‎ 바람 (baram, wind). Due to a metathesis between the final ᄒ and the ᄇ, the initial segment of the word 바람 (baram) appears aspirated. The first element is also found in 장마 (jangma, “monsoon”).[1]

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maparam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mapalam
McCune–Reischauer?map'aram
Yale Romanization?ma.phalam

Noun

마파람 (maparam)

  1. south wind
  2. south

References

  1. ^ Martin, Samuel E[lmo] (1992) A Reference Grammar of Korean, Singapore: Tuttle, →ISBN, page 109.