마름
Korean
[edit]Etymology 1
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From Middle Korean 말ᄫᅡᆷ〯 (Yale: màlWǎm), 말왐〯 (Yale: màlwǎm), from 말 (Yale: màl, “water chestnut?”) + 밤〯 (Yale: pǎm, “chestnut”).[1]
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 말ᄫᅡᆷ〯 (Yale: màlWǎm).[1] Compare Gyeongsang Korean 말밤 (malbam), which retains the shape of the original compound.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [마름]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mareum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maleum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | marŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | malum |
Noun
[edit]마름 • (mareum)
- water chestnut, water caltrop (Trapa japonica)
- Synonym: (dialectal) 마래미 (maraemi)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᄅᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: mòlóm).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ɾɯm]
- Phonetic hangul: [마름]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | mareum |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maleum |
| McCune–Reischauer? | marŭm |
| Yale Romanization? | malum |
Noun
[edit]마름 • (mareum)
- (historical) supervisor of a tenant farm
- Synonym: 사음(舍音) (sa'eum)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]See the main entry.
Verb
[edit]마름 • (mareum)
- verbal noun of 마르다 (mareuda, “to dry up”)
References
[edit]- Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 562.