매

(see above for suffixes)

See also: 叫

매 U+B9E4, 매 HANGUL SYLLABLE MAE Composition: ㅁ + ㅐ ← 맣 [U+B9E3] Hangul Syllables 맥 → [U+B9E5]

매맥맦맧맨맩맪 맫맬맭맮맯맰맱 맲맳맴맵맶맷맸 맹맺맻맼맽맾맿
마 ←	→ 먀

See also: -매

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)

1. hawk
2. (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
Revised Romanization?	mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae
McCune–Reischauer?	mae
Yale Romanization?	may

Noun

매 • (mae)

1. 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
Revised Romanization?	mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae
McCune–Reischauer?	mae
Yale Romanization?	may

Noun

매 • (mae)

1. (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
Revised Romanization?	mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae
McCune–Reischauer?	mae
Yale Romanization?	māy

Determiner

매 • (mae) (hanja 每)

1. every; each

   매달 ― maedal ― every month

   매해 ― maehae ― every year

   매끼 ― maekki ― every meal

   그는 매 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
Revised Romanization?	mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae
McCune–Reischauer?	mae
Yale Romanization?	māy

Adverb

매 • (mae) (now chiefly dialectal)

1. carefully, with rapt attention

   일을 매 해라. ― Ir-eul mae haera. ― Do the work carefully.

2. 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
Revised Romanization?	mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae
McCune–Reischauer?	mae
Yale Romanization?	may

Counter

매 • (mae) (hanja 枚)

1. 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
Revised Romanization?	mae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mae
McCune–Reischauer?	mae
Yale Romanization?	may

Ideophone

매 • (mae)

1. baa! (the bleating of a sheep)

   양이 매 하고 울었다. ― Yang-i mae hago ureotda. ― The sheep baaed.

Etymology 8

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

매 • (mae)

More information

1. 每: always; every

   (eumhun reading: 매양 매 (maeyang mae))
   (MC reading: 每 (MC mwojX|mwojH))

2. 買: buy

   (eumhun reading: 살 매 (sal mae))
   (MC reading: 買 (MC meaX))

3. 賣: to sell

   (eumhun reading: 팔 매 (pal mae))
   (MC reading: 賣 (MC meaH))

4. 妹: younger sister

   (eumhun reading: 누이 매 (nu'i mae))
   (MC reading: 妹 (MC mwojH))

5. 梅: Prunus mume; plum blossom

   (eumhun reading: 매화나무 매 (maehwanamu mae))
   (MC reading: 梅 (MC mwoj))

6. 埋: bury, secrete, conceal

   (eumhun reading: 묻을 매 (mudeul mae))
   (MC reading: 埋 (MC meaj))

7. 媒: medium

   (eumhun reading: 중매 매 (jungmae mae))
   (MC reading: 媒 (MC mwoj))

8. 昧:

   (MC reading: 昧 (MC mwojH))

9. 枚:

   (MC reading: 枚 (MC mwoj))

10. 罵: to scold

    (eumhun reading: 꾸짖을 매 (kkujijeul mae))
    (MC reading: 罵 (MC maeX|maeH))

11. 呆: dull-minded; simple; stupid

    (eumhun reading: 어리석을 매 (eoriseogeul mae))
    (MC reading: 呆)