마

Korean

Pronunciation

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

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

Etymology 1

마막맊맋만맍많 맏말맑맒맓맔맕 맖맗맘맙맚맛맜 망맞맟맠맡맢맣
리 ←	→ 매

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 마 • (ma)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅁ and ㅏ.

Etymology 2

From the verb 말다 (malda).

Verb

마 • (ma) (informal non-polite imperative of 말다)

1. (with —지 (-ji)) informal non-polite imperative form of 말다 (malda, “to not do”)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 馬 (“horse”)

Noun

마 • (ma) (hanja 馬)

1. horse

Synonyms

• 말 (mal)

Derived terms

• 경마 (競馬, gyeongma)
• 기마 (騎馬, gima)
• 마구 (馬具, magu)
• 마력 (馬力, maryeok)
• 마유 (馬乳, mayu)
• 마차 (馬車, macha)
• 목마 (木馬, mongma)
• 애마 (愛馬, aema)
• 하마 (河馬, hama)

 

Etymology 4

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

Noun

마 • (ma)

1. mi (musical note)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

마 (ma)

1. 麻:

   (MC reading: 麻 (MC mae))

2. 磨:

   (MC reading: 磨 (MC ma|maH))

3. 瑪:

   (MC reading: 瑪 (MC maeX))

4. 摩:

   (MC reading: 摩 (MC ma|maH))

5. 痲:

   (MC reading: 痲 (MC mae))

6. 碼:

   (MC reading: 碼 (MC maeX))

7. 魔:

   (MC reading: 魔 (MC ma))

8. 媽:

   (MC reading: 媽 (MC muX))

9. 劘:

   (MC reading: 劘 (MC ma))

10. 螞:

    (MC reading: 螞)

11. 蟇:

    (MC reading: 蟇)

12. 麽:

    (MC reading: 麽)

13. 亇:

    (MC reading: 亇)

14. 亍:

    (MC reading: 亍 (MC trjuH|trhjowk))

15. 傌:

    (MC reading: 傌 (MC maeH))

16. 哶:

    (MC reading: 哶)

17. 嗎:

    (MC reading: 嗎)

18. 嘛:

    (MC reading: 嘛)

19. 麼:

    (MC reading: 麼 (MC maX))

20. 麿:

    (MC reading: 麿)