면세점

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 免稅店, from 免稅 (“duty-free, tax-exempt”) + 店 (“shop, store”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmjɘ(ː)nsʰe̞d͡ʑʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [면(ː)세점]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?myeonsejeom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeonsejeom
    McCune–Reischauer?myŏnsejŏm
    Yale Romanization?myēnseycem

    Noun

    면세점 • (myeonsejeom) (hanja 免稅店)

    1. duty-free store
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