매미

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡ〮야미〮 (Yale: móyyàmí).

Equivalent to 맴 (maem, onomatopoeia of cicada calling) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)mi] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)mi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)미/메(ː)미]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maemi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maemi
McCune–Reischauer?maemi
Yale Romanization?māymi

Noun

매미 • (maemi)

  1. cicada (sound-making insect on trees)
  2. (prison jargon) prostitute

Synonyms

Derived terms

(species of cicadas)

  • 늦털매미 (neut'teolmaemi)
  • 말매미 (malmaemi)
  • 말매미 (malmaemi)
  • 민민매미 (minminmaemi)
  • 쓰름매미 (sseureummaemi)
  • 애매미 (aemaemi)
  • 유지매미 (yujimaemi)
  • 저녁매미 (jeonyeongmaemi)
  • 참깽깽매미 (chamkkaengkkaengmaemi)
  • 참매미 (chammaemi)
  • 털매미 (teolmaemi)

See also
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