# 마

(see above for the verbal suffix)
| 마 | U+B9C8, &#47560; HANGUL SYLLABLE MA |
| Composition: | ㅁ + ㅏ |
| ← 맇 [U+B9C7] | Hangul Syllables | 막 → [U+B9C9] |
| ㈒ | U+3212, &#12818; PARENTHESIZED HANGUL MIEUM A |
| ← ㈑ [U+3211] | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months | ㈓ → [U+3213] |
| ㉲ | U+3272, &#12914; CIRCLED HANGUL MIEUM A |
| ← ㉱ [U+3271] | Enclosed CJK Letters and Months | ㉳ → [U+3273] |
마막맊맋만맍많 맏말맑맒맓맔맕 맖맗맘맙맚맛맜 망맞맟맠맡맢맣 :
| 리 ← | → 매 |

## Jeju
### Pronunciation

* (Morphophonemic) IPA: ⫽ma⫽
* (Jeju City) IPA: [ma̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [마]

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

마 (ma)
* Alternative form of 장마 (jangma)

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

마 (ma)
* fog
    Synonyms: 안개 (an'gae), 으남 (eunam)

### Etymology 3

From Middle Korean 맣〮 (máh). Cognate to Korean 마 (ma).

#### Noun

마 (ma)
* yam

### Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

마 (ma)
* a sound made while giving something to a person under one's hand.

### References

* “마” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
* 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “마”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎, 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 337

## Korean
### Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 魔.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ma̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [마]

#### Noun

마 • (ma) (hanja 魔)
* (usually attributive with 의 (-ui, genitive marker)) jinx; devil, demon; evil spirit / influence
    마가 끼다/들다 ― ma-ga kkida/deulda ― to be possessed/bedeviled

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 魔 for Sino-Korean compounds of 마 (魔, ma).

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 맣〮 (Yale: máh).

#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

마 • (ma)
* General term for yam and plants from the family Dioscoreaceae

##### Derived terms

* 참마 (chamma, “Japanese mountain yam”)

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 麻.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ma̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [마]

#### Noun

마 • (ma) (hanja 麻)
* hemp (Cannabis sativa)
    Synonym: 삼 (sam)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 麻 for Sino-Korean compounds of 마 (麻, ma).

### Etymology 4

Possibly from Middle Korean 맣〮 (máh). See 마파람 (maparam, “southern wind”).
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ma̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [마]

#### Noun

마 • (ma)
* (obsolete or sailors' jargon) south

##### Derived terms

* 마파람 (maparam, “southern wind”)

### Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [ma̠]
* Phonetic hangul: [마]

#### Noun

마 • (ma)
* mi (musical note)

### Etymology 6

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

마 • (ma)
* 麻: hemp; sesame
    (eumhun reading: 삼 마 (sam ma)) (MC reading: 麻 (MC mae))
* 磨: grind; millstone
    (eumhun reading: 갈 마 (gal ma)) (MC reading: 磨 (MC ma|maH))
* 瑪:
    (MC reading: 瑪 (MC maeX))
* 摩: rub; chafe
    (eumhun reading: 갈 마 (gal ma)) (MC reading: 摩 (MC ma|maH))
* 痲:
    (MC reading: 痲 (MC mae))
* 碼:
    (MC reading: 碼 (MC maeX))
* 魔: demon
    (eumhun reading: 마귀 마 (magwi ma)) (MC reading: 魔 (MC ma))
* 媽:
    (MC reading: 媽 (MC muX))
* 劘:
    (MC reading: 劘 (MC ma))
* 螞:
    (MC reading: 螞)
* 蟇:
    (MC reading: 蟇)
* 麽:
    (MC reading: 麽)
* 亇: hammer
    (eumhun reading: 망치 마 (mangchi ma)) (MC reading: 亇)
* 亍:
    (MC reading: 亍 (MC trjuH|trhjowk))
* 傌:
    (MC reading: 傌 (MC maeH))
* 哶:
    (MC reading: 哶)
* 嗎:
    (MC reading: 嗎)
* 嘛:
    (MC reading: 嘛)
* 麼:
    (MC reading: 麼 (MC maX))
* 麿:
    (MC reading: 麿)