Six
Yeoseot (여섯) is the native Korean numeral for “six”, used when counting. Korean also has the Sino-Korean form 육 (yuk) for the same number.
How to say it
- Korean
- 여섯yeoseot
- Spanish
- Seis
- English
- Six
- Japanese
- 六ろくroku
Yeoseot (여섯) is the native Korean numeral for the number 6, “six”. It is used for counting.
- Native series: hana (1), dul (2), set (3), net (4), daseot (5), yeoseot (6), ilgop (7), yeodeol (8), ahop (9), yeol (10).
- Sino-Korean form: the same number is also 육 (yuk), listed as a synonym of 여섯.
- Ordinal: the native ordinal is 여섯째 (“sixth”).
- Etymology: it comes from Middle Korean 여슷 (attested in the Yongbieocheonga, 1447).
- Example: 여섯 명 (“six people”).
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