Jeju

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from Early Modern Korean ᄆᆞ음 (moum),[1] from Middle Korean ᄆᆞᅀᆞᆷ (mòzòm), from earlier Old Korean 心音 (*MOSOm). The traditional reflex would have preserved the original /s/ as seen in doublets ᄆᆞ슴 (mawseum) and ᄆᆞ심 (mawsim). Cognate with Korean 마음 (ma'eum).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maweum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maweum
Yale Romanization?moum

Noun

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ᄆᆞ음 (maweum)

  1. Synonym of ᄆᆞ슴 (mawseum, heart, mind, feeling)

See also

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References

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  • ᄆᆞ음” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주문화예술재단 [jejumunhwayesuljaedan] (2009) “ᄆᆞ음”, in 개정증보 제주어사전 [gaejeongjeungbo jejueosajeon]‎[2], 제주특별자치도 [jejuteukbyeoljachido], →ISBN, page 401
  1. ^ John Stonham (2011) “Middle Korea ㅿ and the Cheju dialect”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies[1], volume 74, number 1, Pukyong National University, Korea, →DOI, page 112