장마

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 댱마 (Yale: tyangma), a compound of 댱(長) (tyang, “long, lengthy”, a Sino-Korean morpheme) +‎ 맣 (mah, “monsoon season”). The Sino-Korean element may have been added for disambiguation.

The Middle Korean 맣 (Yale: mah, “monsoon season”) does not survive in modern Korean, but is still found as the first element of 마파람 (maparam, “south wind”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [장마]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangma
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangma
McCune–Reischauer?	changma
Yale Romanization?	cangma

Noun

장마 • (jangma) (usually no hanja; sometimes 長霾)

1. The East Asian rainy season between spring and summer