매
Meanings
Noun
1. hawk
2. the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) (specifically)
3. whip, cane, rod (used for beating)
4. millstone (uncommon in isolation)
5. baa! (the bleating of a sheep)
Pronunciation
mae
Examples3
매를 맞다
to be beaten with a cane
매를 벌다
to make a rod for your own back
매들이 먹이를 찾아 들판 위를 맴돌고 있다.
Hawks are circling over the fields, looking for prey.