소매

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean ᄉᆞ〮ᄆᆡ〮 (Yale: sómóy).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰo̞mɛ] ~ [sʰo̞me̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소매/소메]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?somae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?somae
McCune–Reischauer?somae
Yale Romanization?somay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 소매의 / 소매에 / 소매까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

소매 • (somae)

  1. sleeve

Etymology 2

    Sino-Korean word from 小賣.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)mɛ] ~ [ˈsʰo̞(ː)me̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)매/소(ː)메]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?somae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?somae
    McCune–Reischauer?somae
    Yale Romanization?sōmay

    Noun

    소매 • (somae) (hanja 小賣)

    1. retail
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