Korean

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Etymology

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From 반비례(反比例) (banbirye, inverse proportion) +‎ 하다 (-hada, to do, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nbiɾje̞ɦa̠da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banbiryehada
Revised Romanization (translit.)?banbilyehada
McCune–Reischauer?panbiryehada
Yale Romanization?pānpilyeyhata

Verb

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반비례하다 (banbiryehada) (infinitive 반비례해 or 반비례하여, sequential 반비례하니)

  1. (mathematics) to be inversely proportional

Conjugation

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