반올림

Korean

Etymology

반(半) (ban, “half”) +‎ 올림 (ollim, “elevating; rounding off”, from 올리다 (ollida, “to raise”)).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	banollim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ban'ollim
McCune–Reischauer?	panollim
Yale Romanization?	pān.ollim

Noun

반올림 • (banollim)

1. (mathematics) rounding off (to an integer or a decimal place)

Synonyms

• 사사오입 (四捨五入, sasaoip)

Derived terms

• 반올림하다 (banollimhada)