번째

Korean

Etymology

From 번(番) (beon, counter for occurrences) +‎ 째 (-jjae, ordinal suffix).

Compare Japanese 番目 (-banme).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹ɲt͡ɕ͈ɛ] ~ [pʌ̹ɲt͡ɕ͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [번째/번쩨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beonjjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beon'jjae
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏntchae
Yale Romanization?	pen.ccay

Dependent noun

번째 • (beonjjae)

1. 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