예순

yesun · TOPIK 1

sixty (native numeral)

yesun = yeo(seot) six + -sun, the tens ending shared with 쉰 (swin, fifty)

Native Korean tens above forty reuse the unit: 여섯 (six) shrinks to 예 and takes -순, giving 예순 (sixty). Sound hook: say YES, UNcle is sixty. The Sino-Korean twin is 육십 (yuksip), used for minutes and money; 예순 is mostly for ages.

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