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백화점

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Korean

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Etymology

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    Sino-Korean word from 百貨店, from (hundred) + (things) + (shop), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 百貨店(ひゃっかてん) (hyakkaten)[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pɛkʰwa̠d͡ʑʌ̹m] ~ [pe̞kʰwa̠d͡ʑʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [/]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?baekhwajeom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeghwajeom
    McCune–Reischauer?paekhwajŏm
    Yale Romanization?payk.hwacem

    Noun

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    백화점 (baekhwajeom) (hanja 百貨店)

    1. department store.

    References

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    1. ^ Chae-un Yi (이재운), Ttŭt to morŭgo chaju ssŭnŭn uri mal ŏwŏn 500-kaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN