반비례

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反比例, from 反 (“anti-”) + 比例 (“proportion”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nbiɾje̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [반(ː)비례]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banbirye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banbilye
McCune–Reischauer?panbirye
Yale Romanization?pānpilyey

Noun

반비례 • (banbirye) (hanja 反比例)

  1. (mathematics) inverse proportion

Derived terms

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