아매

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠mɛ] ~ [a̠me̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [아매/아메]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	amae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	amae
McCune–Reischauer?	amae
Yale Romanization?	amay

Etymology 1

Compare 어미 (eomi, “mother”) or Yukjin dialectal 클아매 (keuramae)

Noun

아매 • (amae)

1. (Yukjin, Russia) grandmother, old lady
   • 2015 February 15, 신 크세이냐 본서너브나 [sin keuseinya bonseoneobeuna], “ko: 떨어뜨려진 아이의 운명”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 우즈베키스탄 타쉬켄트 이크마을 [ujeubekiseutan taswikenteu ikeuma'eul]:

     그래 정말 그 아매를 데려다가 한집에 있고...

     Geurae jeongmal geu amae-reul deryeodaga hanjib-e itgo...

     So the old lady really took the child then went to a house...

Etymology 2

Compare 아마 (ama)

Adverb

아매 • (amae)

1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Hamgyong, Russia) Dialectal form of 아마 (ama, “perhaps, maybe”)
   • 1982 July 22, 김성문 [gimseongmun], “두 킁킁이 속여 돈 뺏은 건달놈 [du keungkeung'i sogyeo don ppaeseun geondallom]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[2], 충청북도 영동군 [chungcheongbukdo yeongdonggun]:

     전부 다해야 칠십냥 될꺼야 아매?

     Jeonbu dahaeya chilsimnyang doelkkeoya amae?

     Maybe if you do it all then it'll become 70 liang?