Korean

Syllable

메 • ‎(me)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅁ and ㅔ.

Etymology 2

From 뫼, possibly the same root as 마루 and 마당. First recorded in the Hunmin Jeongeum Haerye in 1446, as "묗."

Pronunciation

• phonetic hangul: 메
• IPA^(key): me

Noun

메 • ‎(me)

1. mountain, hill.
2. field, meadow (assumed from 뫼).
3. bindweed, also called 메꽃.

Prefix

메 • ‎(me)

1. Of the mountains; thus "wild."

Derived terms

• 멧돼지 ‎(metdwaeji), wild boar
• 멧닭 ‎(metdak), black grouse.

Alternative forms

• 멧 ‎(met)

Etymology 3

First recorded in the Sohak Eonhae, 1588, as "뫼."

Noun

메 • ‎(me)

1. A sacrificial offering of cooked rice.
2. Cooked rice.

Alternative forms

• 뫼 ‎(moe)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2006-12-30), “메”, in 표준국어대사전
• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2006-12-30), “메”, in 표준국어대사전
• Seo Jeong-beom (서정범) (2000), “뫼”, in 國語語原辭典, Seoul: Bogosa Books, pages 262-263