번째

Korean

Etymology

From 번(番) (beon, counter for occurrences) +‎ 째 (-jjae, ordinal suffix).

Compare Japanese 番目 (-banme).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʌ̹ɲt͡ɕ͈ɛ] ~ [pʌ̹ɲt͡ɕ͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [번째/번쩨]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?beonjjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?beon'jjae
McCune–Reischauer?pŏntchae
Yale Romanization?pen.ccay

Dependent noun

번째 • (beonjjae)

  1. a dependent noun used to express the order or relative position of an object; a construction equivalent to ordinal numbers.
    첫 번째 ― cheot beonjjae ― first
    일곱 번째 ― ilgop beonjjae ― seventh
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