Korean

Syllable

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅂ, ㅓ, and ㄴ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʌ̹n/
• Phonetic hangeul: 번

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 番 ‎(“turn”)

Noun

번 • ‎(beon) ‎(hanja 番)

1. occasion, time (as in first time, second time, etc.)

Counter

번 • ‎(beon) ‎(hanja 番)

1. times
   • 한번; 두번; 세번; 네번

     hanbeon; dubeon; sebeon; nebeon

     one time; two times; three times; four times

Usage notes

As with most count words (a.k.a. classifiers), 번 (beon) is preceded by native Korean numerals.

See also

• 시 (si, “o'clock”), 시간 (sigan, “hours”), 갑 (gap, “packs”), 살 (sal, “years”), 사람 (saram, “people”), 분 (bun, “(honorific) people”), 마리 (mari, “animals”), 권 (gwon, “volumes”), 채 (chae, “houses”)

Etymology 3

Verb form.

Determiner

번 • ‎(beon) ‎(past determiner of 벌다)

1. having been earned