맞이

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Korean

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Etymology

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(mat, to welcome, to receive) +‎ (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maj'i
McCune–Reischauer?maji
Yale Romanization?mac.i

Noun

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맞이 (maji)

  1. (chiefly in compounds, sometimes rather poetic) welcoming, receiving, greeting
    손님맞이sonnimmajireceiving the guest
    맞이bommajiearly spring outing (literally, “welcoming the spring”)
    맞이dalmajimoon-watching (literally, “welcoming the moon”)
  2. (shamanism) Short for 맞이굿 (majigut, welcoming ritual for the gods).

Derived terms

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