Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 賣店 (cafeteria, canteen, snack bar, stand)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹m] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maejeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maejeom
McCune–Reischauer?maejŏm
Yale Romanization?māycem

Noun

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매점 (maejeom) (hanja 賣店)

  1. cafeteria, canteen, snack bar, stand