반비례

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 反比例, from 反 (“anti-”) + 比例 (“proportion”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	banbirye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	banbilye
McCune–Reischauer?	panbirye
Yale Romanization?	pānpilyey

Noun

반비례 • (banbirye) (hanja 反比例)

1. (mathematics) inverse proportion

Derived terms

• 반비례(反比例)하다 (banbiryehada, “to be inversely proportional”)