품절

Korean

Etymology

Korean pharmacy during COVID-19 pandemic stating masks were sold out.

Sino-Korean word from 品切, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 品(しな)切(ぎ)れ (shinagire, “out of stock”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰu(ː)md͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
• Phonetic hangul: [품(ː)절]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pumjeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pumjeol
McCune–Reischauer?	p'umjŏl
Yale Romanization?	phūmcel

Noun

품절 • (pumjeol) (hanja 品切)

1. absence of stock, being out of stock

   Synonym: 절품(切品) (jeolpum)

   품절녀(品切女) ― woman who is married and, therefore unavailable

Derived terms

• 품절(品切)되다 (pumjeoldoeda)
• 품절(品切)하다 (pumjeolhada)