매
Korean
Etymology 1
매맥맦맧맨맩맪 맫맬맭맮맯맰맱 맲맳맴맵맶맷맸 맹맺맻맼맽맾맿 | |
마 ← | → 먀 |
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Syllable
(deprecated template usage) 매 • (mae)
- (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅁ and ㅐ.
Etymology 2
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 매 (Yale: may).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛ] ~ [me̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [매/메]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | mae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae |
McCune–Reischauer? | mae |
Yale Romanization? | may |
Noun
매 • (mae)
- hawk
- (specifically) the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
- baa
Etymology 3
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 매 (Yale: may).
Noun
매 • (mae)
Etymology 4
Suffix
—매 • (-mae)
See also
Etymology 5
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Determiner
- every
- 매 월 첫째주 ― mae wol cheotjjaeju ― the first week of every month
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛ(ː)] ~ [me̞(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)/메(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | mae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae |
McCune–Reischauer? | mae |
Yale Romanization? | māy |
Derived terms
- 매일 (maeil): every day
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- Sino-Korean words
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