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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 半, from the Middle Korean reading 반〯 (Yale: pǎn).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠(ː)n]
- Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ban |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ban |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pan |
| Yale Romanization? | pān |
Noun
반 • (ban) (hanja 半)
Prefix
반— • (ban-) (hanja 半)
Synonyms
- 가웃 (gaut) (native Korean)
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 半 for Sino-Korean compounds of (半, ban).
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 班, from the Middle Korean reading 반 (Yale: pàn).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [반]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ban |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ban |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pan |
| Yale Romanization? | pan |
Noun
반 • (ban) (hanja 班)
Derived terms
- See the hanja entry at 班 for Sino-Korean compounds of (班, ban).
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 反.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pa̠(ː)n]
- Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | ban |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ban |
| McCune–Reischauer? | pan |
| Yale Romanization? | pān |
Prefix
반— • (ban-) (hanja 反)
- anti-; opposite
- 반비례(反比例) (banbirye, “inverse proportion”)
- anti-; against, opposing
- 반정부(反政府) (banjeongbu, “antigovernment”)
- Antonym: 친(親) (chin-, “pro-; in favour of”)
Derived terms
- 반(反)하다 (banhada)
- See the hanja entry at 反 for Sino-Korean compounds of (反, ban).
Etymology 4
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
반 • (ban)