# 매

(see above for suffixes)
| 매 | U+B9E4, &#47588; HANGUL SYLLABLE MAE |
| Composition: | ㅁ + ㅐ |
| ← 맣 [U+B9E3] | Hangul Syllables | 맥 → [U+B9E5] |
매맥맦맧맨맩맪 맫맬맭맮맯맰맱 맲맳맴맵맶맷맸 맹맺맻맼맽맾맿 :
| 마 ← | → 먀 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 매〯 (Yale: mǎy).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mɛ(ː)] ~ [me̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)/메(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Noun

매 • (mae) (counter 마리)
* hawk
* (specifically) the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
    Synonym: 송골 (songgol)

##### Derived terms

* 개구리매 (gaegurimae)
* 매부리 (maeburi)
* 보라매 (boramae)
* 뿔매 (ppulmae)
* 새매 (saemae)
* 송골매 (songgolmae)
* 참매 (chammae)
* 큰매 (keunmae)

##### See also

* 鷹 (eung), the hanja for "hawk"

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 매〮 (Yale: máy).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mɛ] ~ [me̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [매/메]

#### Noun

매 • (mae)
* whip, cane, rod (used for beating)
    매를 벌다 ― mae-reul beolda ― to make a rod for your own back (literally, “to have earned a whipping”)
    매를 맞다 ― mae-reul matda ― to be beaten with a cane

##### Derived terms

* 된매 (doenmae)
* 매끝 (maekkeut)
* 매맛 (maemat)
* 매질 (maejil)
* 몰매 (molmae)
* 물매 (mulmae)
* 뭇매 (munmae)

### Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 매〮 (Yale: máy).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mɛ] ~ [me̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [매/메]

#### Noun

매 • (mae)
* (uncommon in isolation) millstone

##### Derived terms

* 매통 (maetong)
* 매틀 (maeteul)
* 맷돌 (maetdol)
* 풀매 (pulmae)

### Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 每.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mɛ(ː)] ~ [me̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)/메(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Determiner

매 • (mae) (hanja 每)
* every; each
    매달 ― maedal ― every month
    매해 ― maehae ― every year
    매끼 ― maekki ― every meal
    그는 매 경기마다 최선을 다하면서 임한다.Geu-neun mae gyeonggi-mada choeseon-eul da-ha-myeonseo im-handa.He does his best in every game.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 每 for Sino-Korean compounds of 매 (每, mae).

### Etymology 5

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡ이〮 (Yale: mòyí), originally the adverbial form of Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆸ다〮 (Yale: mòyp-tá, “to be severe”) > modern 맵다 (maepda, “to be spicy”), but no longer perceivable as such due to sound and semantic shifts.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mɛ(ː)] ~ [me̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)/메(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Adverb

매 • (mae) (now chiefly dialectal)
* carefully, with rapt attention
    일을 매 해라. ― Ir-eul mae haera. ― Do the work carefully.
* severely

##### Derived terms

* 매만지다 (maemanjida) (possibly)
* 매매 (maemae)

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 枚.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mɛ] ~ [me̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [매/메]

#### Counter

매 • (mae) (hanja 枚)
* Counter for sheets (e.g. paper or tickets)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 枚 for Sino-Korean compounds of 매 (枚, mae).

#### See also

* 장(張) (jang, “sheets of paper (in general)”)

### Etymology 7

Onomatopoeic.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mɛ] ~ [me̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [매/메]

#### Ideophone

매 • (mae)
* baa! (the bleating of a sheep)
    양이 매 하고 울었다. ― Yang-i mae hago ureotda. ― The sheep baaed.

### Etymology 8

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

매 • (mae)
* 每: always; every
    (eumhun reading: 매양 매 (maeyang mae)) (MC reading: 每 (MC mwojX|mwojH))
* 買: buy
    (eumhun reading: 살 매 (sal mae)) (MC reading: 買 (MC meaX))
* 賣: to sell
    (eumhun reading: 팔 매 (pal mae)) (MC reading: 賣 (MC meaH))
* 妹: younger sister
    (eumhun reading: 누이 매 (nu'i mae)) (MC reading: 妹 (MC mwojH))
* 梅: Prunus mume; plum blossom
    (eumhun reading: 매화나무 매 (maehwanamu mae)) (MC reading: 梅 (MC mwoj))
* 埋: bury, secrete, conceal
    (eumhun reading: 묻을 매 (mudeul mae)) (MC reading: 埋 (MC meaj))
* 媒: medium
    (eumhun reading: 중매 매 (jungmae mae)) (MC reading: 媒 (MC mwoj))
* 昧:
    (MC reading: 昧 (MC mwojH))
* 枚:
    (MC reading: 枚 (MC mwoj))
* 罵: to scold
    (eumhun reading: 꾸짖을 매 (kkujijeul mae)) (MC reading: 罵 (MC maeX|maeH))
* 呆: dull-minded; simple; stupid
    (eumhun reading: 어리석을 매 (eoriseogeul mae)) (MC reading: 呆)