반올림

Korean

Etymology

반(半) (ban, half) +‎ 올림 (ollim, elevating; rounding off, from 올리다 (ollida, to raise)).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)no̞ʎʎim]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?banollim
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ban'ollim
McCune–Reischauer?panollim
Yale Romanization?pān.ollim

Noun

반올림 • (banollim)

  1. (mathematics) rounding off (to an integer or a decimal place)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 반올림하다 (banollimhada)