맥

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛk̚] ~ [me̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [맥/멕]

Sino-Korean word from 脈 (“vein”).

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)

• See the hanja entry at 脈 for Sino-Korean compounds of 맥 (脈, maek).

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

맥 • (maek) (hanja 貘)

1. tapir (animal)

   Synonyms: 테이퍼 (teipeo), 타피르 (tapireu)

2. (original meaning) a mythological beast somewhat resembling a tapir

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

맥 • (Maek) (hanja 貊)

1. the Maek, an ancient Korean tribe

   Hypernym: 예맥(濊貊) (Yemaek)

From English Mac.

맥 • (Maek)

1. (computing) Mac

   맥용 ― Maeg-yong ― for Macs

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

맥 (maek)