매

Korean

Etymology 1

매맥맦맧맨맩맪 맫맬맭맮맯맰맱 맲맳맴맵맶맷맸 맹맺맻맼맽맾맿
마 ←	→ 먀

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 매 • (mae)

1. (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
Revised Romanization?	mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae
McCune–Reischauer?	mae
Yale Romanization?	may

Noun

매 • (mae)

1. hawk
2. (specifically) the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus
3. baa

Etymology 3

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 매 (Yale: may).

Noun

매 • (mae)

1. whip, cane

Etymology 4

Suffix

—매 • (-mae)

1. shape

   몸매 (mommae, “body-shape, figure”)

   눈매 (nunmae, “eye-shape, figure”)

See also

• 맵시 (maepsi)
• 태 (tae)

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Determiner

매 • (mae) (hanja 每)

1. 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
Revised Romanization?	mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae
McCune–Reischauer?	mae
Yale Romanization?	māy

Derived terms

• 매일 (maeil): every day