(see above for the verbal suffix)
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Etymology 1
Noun
마 (ma)
- Alternative form of 장마 (jangma)
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
마 (ma)
- a sound made while giving something to a person under one's hand.
References
- “마” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
- 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “마”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 337
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 魔.
Pronunciation
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Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 맣〮 (Yale: máh).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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Noun
마 • (ma)
- General term for yam and plants from the family Dioscoreaceae
Derived terms
- 참마 (chamma, “Japanese mountain yam”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 麻.
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Etymology 4
Possibly from Middle Korean 맣〮 (máh). See 마파람 (maparam, “southern wind”).
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Noun
마 • (ma)
- (obsolete or sailors' jargon) south
Derived terms
- 마파람 (maparam, “southern wind”)
Etymology 5
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Noun
마 • (ma)
- mi (musical note)
Etymology 6
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.