Korean

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Etymology

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Korean numbers (edit)
 ←  3 4 5  → 
    Native isol.: (net)
    Native attr.: (ne), (dated) (neok), (archaic) (neo)
    Sino-Korean: (sa)
    Hanja:
    Ordinal: 넷째 (netjjae)

From (net) +‎ -째 (-jjae).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈne̞(ː)t̚t͡ɕ͈ɛ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)t̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?netjjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nesjjae
McCune–Reischauer?netchae
Yale Romanization?nēysccay

Numeral

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넷째 (netjjae)

  1. fourth