번호

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 番號 (“number”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 番号 (bangō).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹nβo̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [번호]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beonho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beonho
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏnho
Yale Romanization?	pen.ho

Noun

번호 • (beonho) (hanja 番號)

1. number

   전화 번호 ― jeonhwa beonho ― phone number

2. roll call

   번호! ― Beonho! ― Sound off!

Derived terms

Nouns

• 계좌번호(計座番號) (gyejwabeonho, “account number”)
• 내선번호(內線番號) (naeseonbeonho, “extension”)
• 비밀번호(秘密番號) (bimilbeonho, “password”)

 

Verbs

• 번호(番號)를 따다 (beonhoreul ttada, “to get someone's number”)