어마이

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹ma̠i]
• Phonetic hangul: [어마이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eomai
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eomai
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏmai
Yale Romanization?	emai

Noun

어마이 • (eomai)

1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Chungcheong, Jeolla dialect, Hamgyong, Hwanghae) Dialectal form of 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother”)
   • 2007, 황대화 [hwangdaehwa], 황해도 방언 연구 [hwanghaedo bang'eon yeon'gu, Study of the Hwanghae dialect], 한국 문화사, →ISBN:

     어마이 어디루 갓댓쇼? (Hwanghae)

     eomai eodi-ru gat-daet-syo?

     Where did mother go?