Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 競賣

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋmɛ] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋme̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gyeongmae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongmae
McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngmae
Yale Romanization?kyēngmay

Noun

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경매 (gyeongmae) (hanja 競賣)

  1. auction