피제수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 被除數 (“dividend”), with compound/genitive tensing applied. See also Japanese 被除数(ひじょすう) (hijosū).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpʰi(ː)d͡ʑe̞s͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [피(ː)제쑤]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	pijesu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	pijesu
McCune–Reischauer?	p'ijessu
Yale Romanization?	phīceyqswu

Noun

피제수 • (pijesu) (hanja 被除數)

1. (mathematics) dividend (а number that is to be divided by another)