맨
Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆫ (Yale: moyn).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛ(ː)n] ~ [me̞(ː)n]
- Phonetic hangul: [맨(ː)/멘(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | maen |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maen |
McCune–Reischauer? | maen |
Yale Romanization? | māyn |
Determiner
맨 • (maen)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛn] ~ [me̞n]
- Phonetic hangul: [맨/멘]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | maen |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maen |
McCune–Reischauer? | maen |
Yale Romanization? | mayn |
Adverb
맨 • (maen)
Etymology 3
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆫ (Yale: moyn).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛn] ~ [me̞n]
- Phonetic hangul: [맨/멘]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | maen |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maen |
McCune–Reischauer? | maen |
Yale Romanization? | mayn |
Prefix
맨— • (maen-)