Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 小賣店

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)mɛd͡ʑʌ̹m] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)me̞d͡ʑʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?somaejeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?somaejeom
McCune–Reischauer?somaejŏm
Yale Romanization?sōmaycem

Noun

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소매점 (somaejeom) (hanja 小賣店)

  1. (North Korea) convenience store

Synonyms

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