경매

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 競賣

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋmɛ] ~ [ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋme̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyeongmae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyeongmae
    McCune–Reischauer?kyŏngmae
    Yale Romanization?kyēngmay

    Noun

    경매 • (gyeongmae) (hanja 競賣)

    1. auction