반반

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 半半.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    반반 • (banban) (hanja 半半)

    1. half and half, fifty-fifty