보조정리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 보조(補助) (bojo) + 정리(定理) (jeongni), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 補助定理 (hojo teiri).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)d͡ʑo̞ t͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋni]
• Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)조 정(ː)니]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bojo jeongni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bojo jeongli
McCune–Reischauer?	pojo chŏngni
Yale Romanization?	pōco cēngli

Noun

보조정리 • (bojojeongni) (hanja 補助定理)

1. (mathematics) lemma

Derived terms

• 요네다 보조정리(補助定理) (Yoneda bojojeongni, “Yoneda lemma”)

See also

• 올림말 (ollimmal, “(morphology) lemma”)