장마

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Sinjeung yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576, as Middle Korean 댱마 (Yale: tyangma), a compound of 댱 (tyang) +‎ 마 (ma). The first element represents a Sino-Korean word from 長 (“widespread, lengthy”). The second part however is of native Korean origin, attested in Middle Korean with the shapes 마 (ma) and 맣 (mah), probably meaning “monsoon” or “rainy season”. The variant with the final ᄒ is found in the word 마파람 (maparam, “south wind”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕa̠ŋma̠]
  • Phonetic Hangul[장마]
Revised Romanization? jangma
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jangma
McCune–Reischauer? changma
Yale Romanization? cangma

Noun

장마 • (jangma)

  1. East Asian rainy season between spring and summer

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