아매
Korean
Etymology 1
Compare 어미 (eomi, “mother”) or Yukjin dialectal 클아매 (keuramae)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [a̠mɛ] ~ [a̠me̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [아매/아메]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | amae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | amae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | amae |
| Yale Romanization? | amay |
Noun
아매 • (amae)
- (Yukjin, Koryo-mar) grandmother, old lady
- 2015 February 15, 신 크세이냐 본서너브나, “떨어뜨려진 아이의 운명”, in 한국구비문학대계, 우즈베키스탄 타쉬켄트 이크마을:
- 그래 정말 그 아매를 데려다가 한집에 있고...
- Geurae jeongmal geu amae-reul deryeodaga hanjib-e itgo...
- So the old lady really took the child then went to a house...
Etymology 2
Compare 아마 (ama)
Adverb
아매 • (amae)
- (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Hamgyong, Koryo-mar2) Dialectal form of 아마 (ama, “perhaps, maybe”)
- 1982 July 22, 김성문, “두 킁킁이 속여 돈 뺏은 건달놈”, in 한국구비문학대계, 충청북도 영동군:
- 전부 다해야 칠십냥 될꺼야 아매?
- Jeonbu dahaeya chilsimnyang doelkkeoya amae?
- Maybe if you do it all then it'll become 70 liang?