Korean Language Asked on August 24, 2021
I know that 대여섯 means five or six, but I’m wondering why the ‘대’ takes the meaning of ‘five’ here? Are there other words similar to this that mean ‘A and A+1’. Thanks a lot.
There are actually words like this all the way to at least 8:
In each case, the two numbers are compounded, with the first one reduced to just one syllable. In some cases, a contraction seems to have altered the first syllable - as in 대여섯 and 예닐곱 - but I'm not sure the mechanism that brought about this sound change.
Correct answer by gaeguri on August 24, 2021
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