맥

맥 U+B9E5, 맥
HANGUL SYLLABLE MAEG
Composition:ㅁ + ㅐ + ㄱ
← 매
[U+B9E4] 		Hangul Syllables 맦 →
[U+B9E6]

Korean
매맥맦맧맨맩맪
맫맬맭맮맯맰맱
맲맳맴맵맶맷맸
맹맺맻맼맽맾맿
마 ←→ 먀

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maeg
McCune–Reischauer?maek
Yale Romanization?mayk

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 脈 (“vein”).

Noun

맥 • (maek) (hanja 脈)

  1. (medicine) blood vein
    Synonym: 혈맥(血脈) (hyeolmaek)
  2. (medicine) pulse
    Synonym: 맥박(脈搏) (maekbak)
  3. (by extension) personal energy
    Synonyms: 기(氣) (gi), 기운 (giun)
    맥이 빠지는 이야기 ― maegi ppajineun iyagi ― tedious story; draining story
  4. (by extension, board games) strategically crucial area of the board
    Synonym: 맥점(脈點) (maekjeom)
  5. (by extension) context
    Synonym: 맥락(脈絡) (maengnak)
  6. something resembling a blood vessel-like network:
    1. (geology) mineral vein
      Synonym: 광맥(鑛脈) (gwangmaek)
    2. (feng shui) flow of geomantic power through mountain ranges
    3. (botany) vein of a leaf
      Synonyms: 잎맥 (immaek), 엽맥(葉脈) (yeommaek)
Derived terms
  • 맥도 모르다 (maekdo moreuda, “to have no idea what's going on”)
  • 맥을 놓다 (maegeul nota, “become absent-minded”)
  • 맥을 못 추다 (maegeul mot chuda, “to lose one's nerve”)
  • 맥을 받다 (maegeul batda, “check someone's pulse”)
  • 맥을 보다 (maegeul boda, “check someone's pulse”)
  • 맥을 쓰다 (maegeul sseuda, “to use one's pulse”)
  • 맥을 잃다 (maegeul ilta, “to lose one's pulse”)
  • 맥을 짚다 (maegeul jipda, “check someone's pulse”)
  • 맥을 추다 (maegeul chuda, “racing pulse”)

Etymology 2
말레이맥 (mallei-maek, “Malayan tapir”)

Sino-Korean word from 貘 (“mythical beast”). Compare Mandarin 貘 (mò, “tapir”), Japanese 獏(ばく) (baku, “tapir”).

Noun

맥 • (maek) (hanja 貘)

  1. tapir (animal)
    Synonyms: 테이퍼 (teipeo), 타피르 (tapireu)
  2. (original meaning) a mythological beast somewhat resembling a tapir

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 貊 (“ancient tribe”).

Proper noun

맥 • (Maek) (hanja 貊)

  1. the Maek, an ancient Korean tribe
    Hypernym: 예맥(濊貊) (Yemaek)

Etymology 4

From English Mac.

Proper noun

맥 • (Maek)

  1. (computing) Mac
    맥용 ― Maeg-yong ― for Macs

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

맥 (maek)

Extended content
  1. 脈: pulse; vein
    (eumhun reading: 맥 맥 (maek maek))
    (MC reading: 脈 (MC meak))
  2. 麥: barley
    (eumhun reading: 보리 맥 (bori maek))
    (MC reading: 麥 (MC meak))
  3. 貊: name of an ancient people
    (eumhun reading: 나라 이름 맥 (nara ireum maek))
    (MC reading: 貊 (MC maek))
  4. 驀: horseriding
    (eumhun reading: 말 탈 맥 (mal tal maek))
    (MC reading: 驀 (MC maek))
  5. 陌: footpaths
    (eumhun reading: 두렁 맥 (dureong maek))
    (MC reading: 陌 (MC maek))
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