마름

Korean

Etymology 1

Water chestnut at Yongjusa temple in Hwaseong.

From Middle Korean 말ᄫᅡᆷ〯 (Yale: màlWǎm), 말왐〯 (Yale: màlwǎm), from 말 (Yale: màl, “water chestnut?”) + 밤〯 (Yale: pǎm, “chestnut”).

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 말ᄫᅡᆷ〯 (Yale: màlWǎm). Compare Gyeongsang Korean 말밤 (malbam), which retains the shape of the original compound.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [마름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mareum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maleum
McCune–Reischauer?	marŭm
Yale Romanization?	malum

Noun

마름 • (mareum)

1. water chestnut, water caltrop (Trapa japonica)

   Synonym: (dialectal) 마래미 (maraemi)

Derived terms

• 마름꽃 (mareumkkot)
• 마름모 (mareummo)
• 마름죽 (mareumjuk)
• 미나리마름 (minarimareum)
• 붕어마름 (bung'eomareum)
• 수염마름 (suyeommareum)
• 애기마름 (aegimareum)
• 어항마름 (eohangmareum)
• 자라마름 (jaramareum)

 

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄆᆞᄅᆞᆷ〮 (Yale: mòlóm).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ɾɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [마름]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mareum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maleum
McCune–Reischauer?	marŭm
Yale Romanization?	malum

Noun

마름 • (mareum)

1. (historical) supervisor of a tenant farm

   Synonym: 사음(舍音) (sa'eum)

Derived terms

• 곁마름 (gyeonmareum)
• 마름꾼 (mareumkkun)

 

Etymology 3

See the main entry.

Verb

마름 • (mareum)

1. verbal noun of 마르다 (mareuda, “to dry up”)

References

• Martin, Samuel E., Yang Ha Lee, Sung-Un Chang (1975) A Korean-English Dictionary, New Haven: Yale University Press, page 562.