매장

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 賣場 (“shop; store”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈmɛ(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ] ~ [ˈme̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [매(ː)장/메(ː)장]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maejang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maejang
McCune–Reischauer?	maejang
Yale Romanization?	māycang

Noun

매장 • (maejang) (hanja 賣場)

1. shop; store

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 埋葬.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛd͡ʑa̠ŋ] ~ [me̞d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [매장/메장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maejang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maejang
McCune–Reischauer?	maejang
Yale Romanization?	maycang

Noun

매장 • (maejang) (hanja 埋葬)

1. burial (of a body)
2. social ostracization

Derived terms

• 매장하다 (埋葬—, maejanghada)
• 매장되다 (埋葬—, maejangdoeda)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 埋藏.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mɛd͡ʑa̠ŋ] ~ [me̞d͡ʑa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [매장/메장]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	maejang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	maejang
McCune–Reischauer?	maejang
Yale Romanization?	maycang

Noun

매장 • (maejang) (hanja 埋藏)

1. burying underground (for the purpose of concealment)
2. deposit (of natural resources underground)

Derived terms

• 매장하다 (埋藏—, maejanghada)
• 매장되다 (埋藏—, maejangdoeda)