고마

Middle Korean

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǒ.má/

Noun

고〯마〮 (kwŏmá)

  1. respect, admiration
Descendants
  • ⇒ Korean: 고맙다 (gomapda, “to be thankful”)
  • ⇒ Central Korean: 고매굴다 (gomaegulda, “to respect, to behave with gratitude”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Mongol ᠬᠤᠮᠠ (quma, “concubine”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *Koma (“concubine”). Compare Karakhanid قُمَ (quma) and Turkish kuma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kò.má/

Noun

고마〮 (kwòmá)

  1. lover, concubine
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.