맣

Middle Korean

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mah˨/, [ma˨]

Noun

맣 (màh) (isolated spelling 마 (ma))

  1. monsoon rains
    • 1459, Worin seokbo 月印釋譜 / 월인석보, page 23:6b:
      水(ᄉᆔᆼ〯)ᄂᆞᆫ〮 마히〮오〮 旱(ᅘᅡᆫ〮)ᄋᆞᆫ〮 ᄀᆞ〮ᄆᆞ〮리라〮
      SYWǓY-nún màh-íGwó HHÁN-ón kómól-ìlá
      [When used in the compound 水旱, the Chinese word] 水 is rainy season, and 旱 is drought.

Descendants
  • ⇒ Korean: 장마 (jangma)
  • ⇒ Korean: 마파람 (maparam)
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