Korean

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Etymology 1

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Probably a Sino-Korean word from 魑魅 (evil spirit; demon), but usually not written with hanja.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?imae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?imae
McCune–Reischauer?imae
Yale Romanization?imay

Noun

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이매 (imae)

  1. A foolish, crippled servant character in the mask-dance ritual of Hahoe, represented by a jawless mask

Etymology 2

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Related to 이마 (ima), either with the ancestral */-ak/ final leniting to */-aj/ or with the noun-suffix (-i) attaching to */-a/, both of which would have monophthongized into /ɛ~e/ in the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

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Revised Romanization (translit.)?imae
McCune–Reischauer?imae
Yale Romanization?imay

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 매의 / 매에 / 매까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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이매 (imae)

  1. Dialectal form of 이마 (ima, forehead).
Synonyms
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Historical and regional synonyms of 이마 (ima, forehead (non-vulgar))
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GroupRegionLocationWords
Standardised formsSouth Korean Standard Language이마 (ima)
North Korean Cultured Language이마 (ima)
Historical formsMiddle Korean니맣〮 (nìmáh)
Early Modern Seoul Korean니맣 (nima), 니마 (nima), 이마 (ima) (from 19th c.)
Central KoreanGyeonggiModern colloquial Seoul이마 (ima)
Ganghwa이마 (ima)
Yangpyeong이마 (ima)
Icheon이마 (ima)
YeongseoChuncheon이마 (ima)
Wonju이마 (ima)
Inje이마 (ima)
Hongcheon이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Hoengseong이마 (ima)
YeongdongGangneung이마 (ímà)
Kowon이망 (imang)
Tongchon이망 (imang)
Kosong이망 (imang)
Yangyang이마 (ima), 이망 (imang)
Samcheok이마 (ímà)
Pyeongchang이마 (ima), 이망 (imang)
Yeongwol이마 (ímà)
Jeongseon이마 (ima)
North ChungcheongCheongju이마 (ima)
Chungju이마 (ima)
Jecheon이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Danyang이마 (ima)
Goesan이마 (ima)
Boeun이마 (ima)
Okcheon이마 (ima)
Yeongdong이마 (ima)
South ChungcheongSeosan이마 (ima)
Cheonan이마 (ima)
Yesan이마 (īma)
Gongju이마 (ima)
Seocheon이마 (ima)
Nonsan이마 (ima)
Geumsan이마 (ima)
Gyeongsang KoreanNorth GyeongsangDaegu'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Yeongju'이마 ( ima), 이막 (ímàk)
Bonghwa'이마 ( ima), 이막 (ímàk)
Uljin이매 (ímè)
Mungyeong'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Andong'이마 ( ima)
Sangju'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Uiseong'이마 ( ima)
Cheongsong'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Yeongdeok이매 (ímè)
Gimcheon'이마 ( ima), 이매 (ímè)
Pohang이매 (ímè)
Seongju이매 (ímè)
Yeongcheon이매 (ímè)
Goryeong이망 (ímàng)
Cheongdo이망 (ímàng)
Gyeongju이매 (ímè), 이망 (ímàng)
Ulleung이매 (ímè)
South GyeongsangBusan이망 (ímàng)
Ulsan이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk), 이매 (ímè)
Changwon이망 (ímàng)
Geochang이망 (ímàng)
Hapcheon이망 (ímàng)
Changnyeong이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk)
Miryang이망 (ímàng)
Hamyang이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk)
Sancheong이망 (ímàng)
Hadong이망 (ímàng), 이막 (ímàk)
Jinju이망 (ímàng)
Haman이망 (ímàng)
Gimhae이망 (ímàng)
Yangsan이망 (ímàng)
Goseong이망 (ímàng)
Namhae이망 (ímàng)
Tongyeong이망 (ímàng)
Geoje이망 (ímàng)
DiasporaYanbian (in general)'이마 ( ima)
Harbin이매 (ímè)
Jeolla KoreanNorth JeollaGunsan이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Iksan이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Wanju이마 (ima)
Jinan이마 (ima)
Muju이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Jeongeup이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Imsil이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
Jangsu이매 (imae), 이망 (imang)
Gochang이마 (ima), 이매 (ime)
Sunchang이마 (ima), 이망 (imang)
Namwon이마 (ima), 이매 (imae)
South JeollaYeonggwang이매 (ime)
Jangseong이매 (ime)
Gurye이망 (imang)
Mokpo이망 (imang), 대망 (demang)
Hwasun이매 (ime)
Suncheon이망 (imang), 대망 (demang)
Gwangyang이매 (imae), 이망 (imang), 대망 (demang), 되멩이 (doemeng'i)
Yeongam이매 (ime)
Haenam이마 (ima)
Jangheung이망 (imang)
Boseong이망 (imang), 야망 (yamang)
Goheung이망 (imang), 대망 (demang)
Yeosu이망 (imang), 대망 (demang)
Pyongan KoreanNorth PyonganUiju니망 (nimang)
DiasporaShenyang니마 (nima) (general Liaoning Korean, no region specified)
Hamgyong KoreanDiasporaYanbian (in general)이'매 (i mae)
Yukjin KoreanYukjinKyonghung니매 (nìmáe)
DiasporaHunchun니매 (nìmáe)
JejuJeju City이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong)
Daejeong이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong)
Gujwa이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong), 임뎅이 (imdeng'i)
Seogwipo이멩이 (imeng'i), 이멍 (imeong), 임뎅이 (imdeng'i)
Note: Korean varieties also have vulgar 이마빡 and variants; the extent to which the vulgar form is acceptable in conversation, or even colloquially preferred, will vary according to dialect.
This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas.