Korean

Noun

마마 • ‎(mama)

1. (honorific) Your Majesty, His Majesty, Her Majesty
2. (honorific) Madame for a concubine of an ancient high-ranking official
3. (honorific) goddess who is allegedly responsible for smallpox
4. smallpox; pockmark

Related terms

Majesty

• 상감 ‎(sanggam)마마 (上監媽媽, sanggammama) king
• 중전 ‎(jungjeon)마마 (中殿媽媽, jungjeonmama) queen
• 동궁 ‎(donggung)마마 (東宮媽媽, donggungmama) crowned prince

smallpox

• 별성 ‎(byeolseong)마마 (別星媽媽, byeolseongmama) smallpox, originally, the honorific for the goddess who is allegedly responsible for smallpox
• 손님 ‎(sonnim)마마 (손님媽媽sonnimmama) smallpox, literally, "guest the honorable"
• 역신 ‎(yeoksin)마마 (疫神媽媽, yeogsinmama, yeoksinmama) smallpox, originally, the honorific for the goddess who is allegedly responsible for smallpox