뺄셈

Korean

Derived verbs
Active 뺄셈하다

Etymology

From 뺄 (ppael, “to subtract”) +‎ 셈 (sem, “counting”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈp͈ɛ(ː)ɭsʰe̞m] ~ [ˈp͈e̞(ː)ɭsʰe̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [뺄(ː)셈/뻴(ː)셈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ppaelsem
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ppaelsem
McCune–Reischauer?ppaelsem
Yale Romanization?ppāyl.seym

Noun

뺄셈 • (ppaelsem)

  1. (arithmetic) subtraction
    Synonym: 빼기 (ppaegi)
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