악매

Jeju

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 惡魔. Cognate with Korean 악마 (angma)

    Pronunciation

    • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽akmæ⫽
    • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [a̠ŋmæ] ~ [a̠ŋme]
    • Phonetic hangul: [앙매/앙메]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?angmae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?agmae
    Yale Romanization?ak;may

    Noun

    악매 (akmae)

    1. (Buddhism) Mara
    2. (by extension) a devil, a demon

    References

    • 송상조 [songsangjo] (2023), “악매”, in 20세기 제주말 큰사전 [20segi jejumal keunsajeon], 한국문화사 [han'gungmunhwasa], →ISBN, page 568
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