Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 配分.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)bun] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)bun]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baebun
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baebun
McCune–Reischauer?paebun
Yale Romanization?pāypun

Noun

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배분 (baebun) (hanja 配分)

  1. allocation, distribution
    Synonym: 분배(分配) (bunbae)

Derived terms

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