맨

맨 U+B9E8, 맨 HANGUL SYLLABLE MAEN Composition: ㅁ + ㅐ + ㄴ ← 맧 [U+B9E7] Hangul Syllables 맩 → [U+B9E9]

매맥맦맧맨맩맪 맫맬맭맮맯맰맱 맲맳맴맵맶맷맸 맹맺맻맼맽맾맿
마 ←	→ 먀

Korean

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛ(ː)n] ~ [me̞(ː)n]
• Phonetic hangul: [맨(ː)/멘(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maen
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maen
McCune–Reischauer?	maen
Yale Romanization?	māyn

Determiner

맨 • (maen)

1. utmost, most

Derived terms

• 맨위 (maenwi, “very top”)
• 맨처음 (maencheo'eum, “very first, outset”)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᆫ (Yale: mòyn). Most likely a yang-vowel ablaut variant of 믠 (Yale: mùyn), whence modern 민 (min-, “bare; naked; unadorned”). See there for more.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛn] ~ [me̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [맨/멘]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maen
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maen
McCune–Reischauer?	maen
Yale Romanization?	mayn

Adverb

맨 • (maen)

1. just, only

   우리 회사에는 맨 남자들밖에 없다.

   Uri hoesa-e-neun maen namja-deul-bakke eopda.

   There are only men in my company.

Prefix

맨— • (maen-)

1. bare, only, with nothing but

Derived terms

• 맨발 (maenbal, “bare feet”)
• 맨손 (maenson, “bare hands”)
• 맨눈 (maennun, “naked eye”)
• 맨얼굴 (maeneolgul, “face without makeup”)
• 맨땅 (maenttang, “bare ground”)