빼기

Korean

Etymology

빼 (ppae-) +‎ 기 (-gi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈp͈ɛ(ː)ɡi] ~ [ˈp͈e̞(ː)ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [빼(ː)기/뻬(ː)기]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ppaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ppaegi
McCune–Reischauer?	ppaegi
Yale Romanization?	ppāyki

Noun

빼기 • (ppaegi)

1. subtraction
2. minus (in arithmetic formulae)

   5 빼기 3은 2야. ― O ppaegi sam-eun i-ya. ― Five minus three is two.