매매

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 賣買.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mɛmɛ] ~ [me̞me̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [매매/메메]
    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
    • 매매(賣買)되다 (maemaedoeda)
    • 매매(賣買)하다 (maemaehada)

    Etymology 2

    Reduplication of 매 (mae, “severely”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)mɛ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)me̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)매/메(ː)메]
      • 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) ― nac-heul maemae an ssingna? ― Could it be that you don't wash your face carefullly?
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