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