대마

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大麻

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)ma̠] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)ma̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)마/데(ː)마]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daema
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daema
McCune–Reischauer?	taema
Yale Romanization?	tāyma

Noun

대마 • (daema) (hanja 大麻)

1. hemp (Cannabis sativa)

   Synonyms: 삼 (sam), 마(麻) (ma)

2. marijuana, cannabis

   Synonyms: 대마초(大麻草) (daemacho), (slang) 떨 (tteol), 마리화나 (marihwana)

Derived terms

• 대마초(大麻草) (daemacho)

See also

• 대마도(對馬島) (Daemado, “Tsushima Island”)