마님

Korean

Etymology

Contraction of 마마 (mama) and honorific particle 님 (nim) mainly used in colloquial or dialectal speech by servants of rich families in countryside; the full form was used when speaking to people in government positions.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nim]
Phonetic hangul: [마(ː)님]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	manim
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	manim
McCune–Reischauer^?	manim
Yale Romanization^?	mānim

Noun

마님 • (manim)

(archaic) Master, Madame
Synonym: 마마님 (mamanim)