메

메 U+BA54, 메
HANGUL SYLLABLE ME
Composition:ㅁ + ㅔ
← 멓
[U+BA53] 		Hangul Syllables 멕 →
[U+BA55]
메멕멖멗멘멙멚
멛멜멝멞멟멠멡
멢멣멤멥멦멧멨
멩멪멫멬멭멮멯
머 ←→ 며

Korean

Etymology 1

Delabialized from 뫼 (moe, “mountain”). See there for more.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?me
Revised Romanization (translit.)?me
McCune–Reischauer?me
Yale Romanization?mey

Noun

메 • (me)

  1. (obsolete) mountain; hill
    Synonym: (modern) 산(山) (san)
  2. bindweed
    Synonym: 메꽃 (mekkot)

Prefix

메— • (me-)

  1. of the mountains; thus "wild"
Derived terms

Etymology 2

First attested in the Sohak eonhae (小學諺解 / 소학언해), 1586, as Middle Korean 뫼 (Yale: mwoy).

Noun

메 • (me)

  1. a sacrificial offering of cooked rice
  2. cooked rice
  3. (speech of the royal court) rice
Alternative forms
  • 뫼 (moe) (obsolete)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.