Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 店員

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)mwʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeomwon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeom'won
McCune–Reischauer?chŏmwŏn
Yale Romanization?cēm.wen

Noun

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점원 (jeomwon) (hanja 店員)

  1. shop assistant, salesclerk, clerk, salesman, (saleswoman)