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