빼기

Korean

Etymology

빼 (ppae-) +‎ 기 (-gi).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈp͈ɛ(ː)ɡi] ~ [ˈp͈e̞(ː)ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [빼(ː)기/뻬(ː)기]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppaegi
McCune–Reischauer?ppaegi
Yale Romanization?ppāyki

Noun

빼기 • (ppaegi)

  1. subtraction
  2. minus (in arithmetic formulae)
    5 빼기 3은 2야. ― O ppaegi sam-eun i-ya. ― Five minus three is two.
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