매
(see above for suffixes)
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Korean
Etymology 1
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 매〯 (Yale: mǎy).
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 |
Noun
매 • (mae) (counter 마리)
- hawk
- (specifically) the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Synonym: 송골 (songgol)
Derived terms
- 개구리매 (gaegurimae)
- 매부리 (maeburi)
- 보라매 (boramae)
- 뿔매 (ppulmae)
- 새매 (saemae)
- 송골매 (songgolmae)
- 참매 (chammae)
- 큰매 (keunmae)
See also
- 鷹 (eung), the hanja for "hawk"
Etymology 2
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 매〮 (Yale: máy).
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)
- whip, cane, rod (used for beating)
- 매를 벌다 ― mae-reul beolda ― to make a rod for your own back (literally, “to have earned a whipping”)
- 매를 맞다 ― mae-reul matda ― to be beaten with a cane
Derived terms
- 된매 (doenmae)
- 매끝 (maekkeut)
- 매맛 (maemat)
- 매질 (maejil)
- 몰매 (molmae)
- 물매 (mulmae)
- 뭇매 (munmae)
Etymology 3
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 매〮 (Yale: máy).
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)
- (uncommon in isolation) millstone
Derived terms
- 매통 (maetong)
- 매틀 (maeteul)
- 맷돌 (maetdol)
- 풀매 (pulmae)
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 每.
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 |
Determiner
매 • (mae) (hanja 每)
- every; each
- 매달 ― maedal ― every month
- 매해 ― maehae ― every year
- 매끼 ― maekki ― every meal
- 그는매 경기마다 최선을 다하면서 임한다.
- geu-neun mae gyeonggi-mada choeseon-eul da-ha-myeonseo im-handa.
- He does his best in every game.
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 每 for Sino-Korean compounds of 매 (每, mae).
Etymology 5
First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡ이〮 (Yale: mòyí), originally the adverbial form of Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆸ다〮 (Yale: mòyp-tá, “to be severe”) > modern 맵다 (maepda, “to be spicy”), but no longer perceivable as such due to sound and semantic shifts.
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 |
Adverb
매 • (mae) (now chiefly dialectal)
- carefully, with rapt attention
- 일을매 해라. ― ir-eul mae haera. ― Do the work carefully.
- severely
Derived terms
- 매만지다 (maemanjida) (possibly)
- 매매 (maemae)
Etymology 6
Sino-Korean word from 枚.
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 |
Counter
매 • (mae) (hanja 枚)
- Counter for sheets (e.g. paper or tickets)
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 枚 for Sino-Korean compounds of 매 (枚, mae).
See also
- 장(張) (jang, “sheets of paper (in general)”)
Etymology 7
Onomatopoeic.
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 |
Ideophone
매 • (mae)
- baa! (the bleating of a sheep)
- 양이매 하고 울었다. ― yang-i mae hago ureotda. ― The sheep baaed.
Etymology 8
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
매 (mae)
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