매물

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 賣物, from 賣 (“to sell”) + 物 (“object”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)muɭ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)muɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)물/메(ː)물]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maemul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maemul
McCune–Reischauer?	maemul
Yale Romanization?	māymul

Noun

매물 • (maemul) (hanja 賣物)

1. article for sale; something offered for sale

   매물로 내놓다 ― maemul-lo naenota ― to put up for sale