# 매씨
## Korean
### Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 妹氏, from 妹 (“sister”) + 氏 (“family suffix”).

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mɛɕ͈i] ~ [me̞ɕ͈i]
* Phonetic hangul: [매씨/메씨]

### Noun

매씨 • (maessi) (hanja 妹氏)
* (honorific, formal or southwestern Jeolla dialect) sister of a male
    Synonym: 누이 (nu'i)

#### Usage notes

In the southwestern varieties of the Jeolla dialect, this term is traditionally used by men to politely refer to married older sisters (but not unmarried older sisters, or any younger sisters). It is not used colloquially in any other dialect, although it is still seen in writing.

#### Synonyms

Historical and regional synonyms of 누나 (nuna, “older sister of a male”) :
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| Group | Region | Location | Words |
| Standardised forms | South Korean Standard Language | South Korean Standard Language | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) (hon.) |
| Standardised forms | North Korean Cultured Language | North Korean Cultured Language | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) (hon.) |
| Historical forms | Middle Korean | Middle Korean | 누의 (nwùùy) (also y.) |
| Historical forms | Early Modern Seoul Korean | Early Modern Seoul Korean | 누의 (nuui) (also y.), 누위 (nuwi) (also y.) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Modern colloquial Seoul | 누나 (nuna), 누님 (nunim) (hon.) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Gangneung | 누우 (nùú), 누 (nù) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Jeongseon | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) (hon.) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seosan | 뉘님 (nwīnim) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yesan | 뉘나 (nwīna) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Hongseong | 뉘님 (nwīnim) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Boryeong | 뉘나 (nwina) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Buyeo | 누님 (nunim), 누이 (nu'i) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seocheon | 누님 (nunim), 눈님 (nunnim) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Daegu | 누'부 (nu bu) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Mungyeong | '누나 ( nuna), 누님 (núnìm) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Andong | 누 (nu), 누님 (núnìm) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gumi | 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Goryeong | 누'부 (nu bu) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Busan | 누'부 (nu bu), 누임 (núìm) (hon.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulsan | 누'부 (nu bu), 누부 (nubu) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changwon | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geochang | 누'부 (nu bu), '누나 ( nuna), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hapcheon | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changnyeong | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'비 (nu bi), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Miryang | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u), '누나 ( nuna), 누'우야 (nu uya) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hamyang | 누'우 (nu u), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sancheong | 누'우 (nu u), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.), 누우님 (nùúnìm) (hon), 눈님 (núnnìm) (hon.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Uiryeong | 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hadong | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u), 누 (nu), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.), 누님 (núnìm) (hon.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Jinju | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Haman | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Gimhae | 누'부 (nu bu) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Yangsan | 누'부 (nu bu), '누나 ( nuna) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sacheon | 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Goseong | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Namhae | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geoje | 누'우 (nu u), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.), 엉가 (éunggà) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulju | 누'부 (nu bu), '누나 ( nuna) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Harbin | 눈님 (núnnìm) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gunsan | 누 (nu), 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Iksan | 누나 (nuna), 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Muju | 누지 (nūji), 누나 (nuna), 성 (seong), 형님 (hyeongnim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeonggwang | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gokseong | 누 (nu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hampyeong | 누임 (nūim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Muan | 누 (nu), 뉘 (nwī), 매씨 (messi) (married) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangyang | 누님 (nūnim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jindo | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Wando | 누나 (nūna), 누 (nu), 누님 (nūnim) (hon.), 뉨 (nwīm) (hon), 매씨 (messi) (married) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Goheung | 누님 (nūnim), 누나 (nūna) (voc.) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeosu | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Ryonggang | 누이 (nu'i) (unmarried, also y.), 누님 (nunim) (married) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Mundok | 누이 (nu'i) (unmarried, also y.), 누님 (nunim) (married) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Sonchon | 뉘 (nwi) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Ryongchon | 누이 (nu'i), 누님 (nunim) (hon.) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Chosan | 누이 (nu'i), 누님 (nunim) (married) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Shenyang | 누야 (nuya) (also y.) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Samsu | 누'어미 (nu eomi) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Kyongwon | 누비 (nùbì), 누배 (nùbàe) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Hunchun | 느비 (nèubì), 느베 (nèubè) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Longjing | 누애 (nùàe), 누얘 (nùyàe), 누이님 (nùìním) (married) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Jeju City | 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Daejeong | 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Gujwa | 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Seogwipo | 누님 (nunim) |
| hon.: honorific / voc.: vocative / chil.: childish (exact age range may differ) also y.: refers to any sister of a male, regardless of relative age ||||
| 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. ||||