맥
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Korean
| 매맥맦맧맨맩맪 맫맬맭맮맯맰맱 맲맳맴맵맶맷맸 맹맺맻맼맽맾맿 | |
| 마 ← | → 먀 |
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Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛk̚] ~ [me̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [맥/멕]
| Romanizations | |
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| Revised Romanization? | maek |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | maeg |
| McCune–Reischauer? | maek |
| Yale Romanization? | mayk |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 脈 (“vein”).
Noun
맥 • (maek) (hanja 脈)
- (medicine) blood vein
- Synonym: 혈맥(血脈) (hyeolmaek)
- (medicine) pulse
- Synonym: 맥박(脈搏) (maekbak)
- (by extension) personal energy
- (by extension, board games) strategically crucial area of the board
- Synonym: 맥점(脈點) (maekjeom)
- (by extension) context
- Synonym: 맥락(脈絡) (maengnak)
- something resembling a blood vessel-like network:
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 脈 for Sino-Korean compounds of 맥 (脈, maek).
- 맥도 모르다 (maekdo moreuda, “to have no idea what's going on”)
- 맥을 놓다 (maegeul nota, “become absent-minded”)
- 맥을 못 추다 (maegeul mot chuda, “to lose one's nerve”)
- 맥을 받다 (maegeul batda, “check someone's pulse”)
- 맥을 보다 (maegeul boda, “check someone's pulse”)
- 맥을 쓰다 (maegeul sseuda, “to use one's pulse”)
- 맥을 잃다 (maegeul ilta, “to lose one's pulse”)
- 맥을 짚다 (maegeul jipda, “check someone's pulse”)
- 맥을 추다 (maegeul chuda, “racing pulse”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 貘 (“mythical beast”). Compare Mandarin 貘 (mò, “tapir”), Japanese 獏 (baku, “tapir”).
Noun
맥 • (maek) (hanja 貘)
- tapir (animal)
- (original meaning) a mythological beast somewhat resembling a tapir
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 貊 (“ancient tribe”).
Proper noun
맥 • (Maek) (hanja 貊)
- the Maek, an ancient Korean tribe
- Hypernym: 예맥(濊貊) (Yemaek)
Etymology 4
Proper noun
맥 • (Maek)
Etymology 5
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
맥 • (maek)