초마

초마

Korean

Etymology

Related to standard Korean 치마 (chima).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰo̞ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [초마]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	choma
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	choma
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'oma
Yale Romanization?	choma

Noun

초마 • (choma)

1. (Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Hwanghae, Chungcheong) Dialectal form of 치마 (chima, “skirt”).
   • Excerpt of a local folk tale in Jecheon, 'The Wisdom of the Child Groom.

     초마에 밤으로 오줌만 싸고 남편 구실두 못 하고. (Chungcheong, Jecheon)

     Choma'e bameuro ojumman ssago nampyeon gusildu mot hago.

     During night he would only urinate on her skirt and the husband couldn't give a reasonable excuse.