마파람

Korean

Etymology

Likely a compound from 맣 (*mah, “monsoon”, bound root only in Modern Korean) +‎ 바람 (baram, “wind”). Due to a metathesis between the final ᄒ and the ᄇ, the initial segment of the word 바람 (baram) appears aspirated. The first element is also found in 장마 (jangma, “monsoon”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ma̠pʰa̠ɾa̠m]
  • Phonetic Hangul[마파람]
Revised Romanization? maparam
Revised Romanization (translit.)? mapalam
McCune–Reischauer? map'aram
Yale Romanization? maphalam

Noun

마파람 • (maparam)

  1. south wind
  2. south

References
  1. Martin, Samuel E[lmo] (1992) A Reference Grammar of Korean, Singapore: Tuttle, →ISBN, pages 109.
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