Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka̠ma̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 가마

Noun

가마 • ‎(gama)

1. kiln; oven

   벽돌을 가마에 굽다‎ ― byeokdoreul gamae gupda ― to bake bricks in a kiln

2. cauldron

   가마 밑이 노구솥 밑을 검다 한다.‎

   Gama michi nogusot miteul geomda handa.

   The pot calls the kettle black.

Derived terms

• 가마솥 (gamasot, “cauldron”)

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka̠ma̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 가마

Noun

가마 • ‎(gama)

1. whorl of hair, vortex of hair (on the vertex of the head)

   내 머리에 가마가 하나니 둘이니?‎

   Nae meorie gamaga hanani durini?

   Do I have one or two hair whorls?

Derived terms

• 쌍가마 (ssanggama, “double vortexes of hair”)

Etymology 3

From Japanese 叺 ‎(かます, kamasu, “straw bag”), itself originally a compound of 蒲 ‎(kama, “reed, straw, rushes”) + 簀 ‎(su, “woven mat”). Cognate with 가마니 (gamani, “sack made of straw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka̠ma̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 가마

Noun

가마 • ‎(gama)

1. sack made of straw
2. (measure word) bag, sack

   쌀 한 가마에 십만 원 간다.‎

   Ssal han gamae simman won ganda.

   The market price of rice is 100,000 won a bag.

Derived terms

• 쌀가마 (ssalgama, “sack of rice”)

Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka̠ːma̠/
• Phonetic hangeul: 가:마

Noun

가마 • ‎(gama)

1. palanquin

   가마를 타고 가다‎ ― gamareul tago gada ― to go by palanquin

   가마를 메다‎ ― gamareul meda ― to carry a palanquin on the shoulder

Derived terms

• 가마꾼 (gamakkun, “palanquin bearer”)