하마

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ha̠ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [하마]

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 河馬, from 河 (“river”) + 馬 (“horse”).

Noun

하마 • (hama) (counter 마리, hanja 河馬)

1. hippopotamus

   Synonym: 물뚱뚱이 (multtungttung'i)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Adverb

하마 • (hama)

1. (dialectal, chiefly Gangwon, also northern Chungcheong, Gyeongsang) already

   하마 왔나?

   hama wanna?

   Did you arrive already?

See also

• 벌써 (beolsseo, “already”)