매
(see above for suffixes)
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| 마 ← | → 먀 | 
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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
    
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 | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mae | 
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae | 
| McCune–Reischauer? | mae | 
| Yale Romanization? | may | 
Noun
    
매 • (mae)
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 | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mae | 
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae | 
| McCune–Reischauer? | mae | 
| Yale Romanization? | may | 
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 | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mae | 
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae | 
| McCune–Reischauer? | mae | 
| Yale Romanization? | māy | 
Determiner
    
매 • (mae) (hanja 每)
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 | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mae | 
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae | 
| McCune–Reischauer? | mae | 
| Yale Romanization? | māy | 
Adverb
    
매 • (mae) (now chiefly dialectal)
Etymology 6
    
Sino-Korean word from 枚.
Pronunciation
    
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛ] ~ [me̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [매/메]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mae | 
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae | 
| McCune–Reischauer? | mae | 
| Yale Romanization? | may | 
Derived terms
    
- See the hanja entry at 枚 for Sino-Korean compounds of 매 (枚, mae).
Etymology 7
    
Onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation
    
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛ] ~ [me̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [매/메]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mae | 
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mae | 
| McCune–Reischauer? | mae | 
| Yale Romanization? | may | 
Ideophone
    
매 • (mae)
Etymology 8
    
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
