옴마이

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞mma̠i]
• Phonetic hangul: [옴마이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ommai
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ommai
McCune–Reischauer?	ommai
Yale Romanization?	ommai

Noun

옴마이 • (ommai)

1. Hwanghae form of 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother, mum”).
   • 2007 March 6, unknown, “제비 1 [jebi 1]”, in 한국 전래 동요집 1 [han'guk jeollae dong'yojip 1]‎^[1], 황해남도 신천군 [hwanghaenamdo sincheon'gun]:

     옴마이 마장 가자꾸나...

     Ommai majang ga-jakkuna...

     Let's go and meet mother...

   • 2009 June 10, cjs백령, “백령도 사투리 모음 [baengnyeongdo saturi mo'eum]”, in 백령NamPo13동창카페 [baengnyeongNamPo13dongchangkape]‎^[2], 인천광역시 옹진군 백령면 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi ongjin'gun baengnyeongmyeon]:

     굴쪼러 댕기구 낚시하러 댕기믄서 돌아댕기믄 우리 옴마이가 갯구신된다고 했는데.

     Guljjoreo daenggi-gu naksihareo daenggi-meun-seo doradaenggi-meun uri ommai-ga gaetgusindoendago haen-neunde.

     Mother said that if you wandered around and went off to dig oysters and fish then you'd become a ghost in the inlet.