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Korean
Etymology
From 번(番) (beon, counter for occurrences) + 째 (-jjae, ordinal suffix).
Compare Japanese 番目 (-banme).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | beonjjae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | beon'jjae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | pŏntchae |
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| Yale Romanization? | pen.ccay |
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Dependent noun
번째 • (beonjjae)
- 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