# 니맣
## Middle Korean
### Etymology

See Korean 이마 (ima).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nì.máh/, [nì.má]

### Noun

니맣〮 (nìmáh) (isolated 니마〮 (nìmá), locative 니마〮ᄒᆡ〮 (nìmáh-óy), alternative locative 니마〮해〮 (nìmáh-áy))
* forehead, brow
** 1490, “秀實奪笏 / 수실탈홀”, in 三綱行實圖諺解本 / 삼강행실도언해 [Samgang haengsildo eonhaebon, Korean Translation of the Illustrated Guide to the Three Bonds]:미친〮 도ᄌᆞ가〮 내〮 너 몯〯 주기〮논〮 이〯ᄅᆞᆯ〮 애〯 ᄃᆞ라〮 ᄒᆞ〮가니〮 엇〯뎨〮 너 조차〮 反(반〯)ᄒᆞ리〮오〮 ᄒᆞ고〮 니마〮ᄒᆞᆯ〮 티〮니〮 피〮 ᄯᅡ해〮 ᄲᅳ리〮더니〮mìchín twòcèk-á náy nè mwǒt cwùkínwón ǐl-ól ǎy tòlá hókàní ěstyé nè cwòchá PǍN-hòlíGwó hòkwó nìmáh-ól thíní phí stàh-áy spùlítèníHe said, "Mad scoundrel, I still grieve that I failed to kill you, so how would I follow you in treachery?", and struck his forehead; his blood was sprayed on the earth.
** 1493, “處容歌 / 처용가”, in 樂學軌範 / 악학궤범:아으 壽(슈)命(며ᇰ)長(댜ᇰ)願(원)ᄒᆞ샤 넙거신 니마해 / 山(산)象(샤ᇰ) 이슷 기ᇫ어신 눈닙에 / 愛(ᄋᆡ)人(ᅀᅵᆫ)相(샤ᇰ)見(견)ᄒᆞ샤 오ᄋᆞᆯ어신 누네au SYU.MYENG.TYANG.WON-hosya nepkesin nimah-ay / SAN.SYANG isus kizGesin nwunnip-ey / OY.ZIN.SYANG.KYEN-hosya woolesin nwun-eyO by his brow, wide by his longevity / by his eyebrows, lush like the mountains / by his eyes, made complete from seeing his beloved

#### Related terms

Historical and regional synonyms of 이마 (ima, “forehead (non-vulgar)”) :
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| Group | Region | Location | Words |
| Standardised forms | South Korean Standard Language | South Korean Standard Language | 이마 (ima) |
| Standardised forms | North Korean Cultured Language | North Korean Cultured Language | 이마 (ima) |
| Historical forms | Middle Korean | Middle Korean | 니맣〮 (nìmáh) |
| Historical forms | Early Modern Seoul Korean | Early Modern Seoul Korean | 니맣 (nima), 니마 (nima), 이마 (ima) (from 19th c.) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Modern colloquial Seoul | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Ganghwa | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Yangpyeong | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Icheon | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Chuncheon | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Wonju | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Inje | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hongcheon | 이마 (ima), 이매 (imae) |
| Central Korean | Yeongseo | Hoengseong | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Gangneung | 이마 (ímà) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kowon | 이망 (imang) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Tongchon | 이망 (imang) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Kosong | 이망 (imang) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Yangyang | 이마 (ima), 이망 (imang) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Samcheok | 이마 (ímà) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Pyeongchang | 이마 (ima), 이망 (imang) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Yeongwol | 이마 (ímà) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Jeongseon | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Cheongju | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Chungju | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Jecheon | 이마 (ima), 이매 (imae) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Danyang | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Goesan | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Boeun | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Okcheon | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | North Chungcheong | Yeongdong | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seosan | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Cheonan | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yesan | 이마 (īma) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Gongju | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seocheon | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Nonsan | 이마 (ima) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Geumsan | 이마 (ima) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Daegu | '이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongju | '이마 ( ima), 이막 (ímàk) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Bonghwa | '이마 ( ima), 이막 (ímàk) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Uljin | 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Mungyeong | '이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Andong | '이마 ( ima) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Sangju | '이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Uiseong | '이마 ( ima) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Cheongsong | '이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongdeok | 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gimcheon | '이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Pohang | 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Seongju | 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Yeongcheon | 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Goryeong | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Cheongdo | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gyeongju | 이매 (ímè), 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Ulleung | 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Busan | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulsan | 이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk), 이매 (ímè) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changwon | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geochang | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hapcheon | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changnyeong | 이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Miryang | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hamyang | 이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sancheong | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hadong | 이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Jinju | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Haman | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Gimhae | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Yangsan | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Goseong | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Namhae | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Tongyeong | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geoje | 이망 (ímàng) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Yanbian (in general) | '이마 ( ima) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Harbin | 이매 (ímè) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gunsan | 이마 (ima), 이매 (imae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Iksan | 이마 (ima), 이매 (imae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Wanju | 이마 (ima) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jinan | 이마 (ima) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Muju | 이마 (ima), 이매 (imae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jeongeup | 이마 (ima), 이매 (imae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Imsil | 이마 (ima), 이매 (imae) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Jangsu | 이매 (imae), 이망 (imang) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gochang | 이마 (ima), 이매 (ime) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Sunchang | 이마 (ima), 이망 (imang) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Namwon | 이마 (ima), 이매 (imae) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeonggwang | 이매 (ime) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangseong | 이매 (ime) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gurye | 이망 (imang) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Mokpo | 이망 (imang), 대망 (demang) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hwasun | 이매 (ime) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Suncheon | 이망 (imang), 대망 (demang) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangyang | 이매 (imae), 이망 (imang), 대망 (demang), 되멩이 (doemeng'i) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeongam | 이매 (ime) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Haenam | 이마 (ima) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jangheung | 이망 (imang) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Boseong | 이망 (imang), 야망 (yamang) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Goheung | 이망 (imang), 대망 (demang) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeosu | 이망 (imang), 대망 (demang) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Uiju | 니망 (nimang) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Shenyang | 니마 (nima) (general Liaoning Korean, no region specified) |
| Hamgyong Korean | Diaspora | Yanbian (in general) | 이'매 (i mae) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Kyonghung | 니매 (nìmáe) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Hunchun | 니매 (nìmáe) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Jeju City | 이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Daejeong | 이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Gujwa | 이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong), 임뎅이 (imdeng'i) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Seogwipo | 이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong), 임뎅이 (imdeng'i) |
| Note: Korean varieties also have vulgar 이마빡 and variants; the extent to which the vulgar form is acceptable in conversation, or even colloquially preferred, will vary according to dialect. ||||
| This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas. ||||

#### Descendants

* Korean: 이마 (ima)