해외구매

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 해외(海外) (hae'oe, “overseas”) + 구매(購買) (gumae, “purchase”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈhɛ(ː)we̞ kumɛ] ~ [ˈhɛ(ː)ø̞ kumɛ] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)we̞ kume̞] ~ [ˈhe̞(ː)ø̞ kume̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [해(ː)웨 구매/해(ː)외 구매/헤(ː)웨 구메/헤(ː)외 구메]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hae'oe gumae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hae'oe gumae
McCune–Reischauer?	haeoe kumae
Yale Romanization?	hāy.oy kwumay

Noun

해외구매 • (hae'oegumae) (hanja 海外購買)

1. (military) overseas purchase
2. (neologism) the act of purchasing merchandise from overseas online services

See also

• 구매대행(購買代行) (gumaedaehaeng, “substitution for purchasing”)