매매

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 賣買.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maemae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maemae
McCune–Reischauer?maemae
Yale Romanization?maymay

Noun

매매 • (maemae) (hanja 賣買)

  1. buying and selling
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Reduplication of 매 (mae, “severely”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?maemae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?maemae
McCune–Reischauer?maemae
Yale Romanization?māymay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 매매

    Syllables in red take high pitch.

Adverb

매매 • (maemae)

  1. (especially dialectal) meticulously, with much effort
    낯을 매매 안 씪나? (Gyeongsang dialect, Changwon) ― nach-eul maemae an ssingna? ― Could it be that you don't wash your face carefullly?
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