Talk:Korean numerals

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Are these numerals, or just number-words? Is there a special set of symbols for numbers unique to Korean usage?

A valid point. -- Visviva 04:47, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

But actually if the article Numeral is any guide, number-words are also a form of numeral. There are also other articles that follow this convention, such as Romanian numerals and English-language numerals... -- Visviva 04:51, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

"numeral" means "symbol representing a number", not "number-word". This article is definitely misnamed. It is true that a few other wikipedia articles make the same mistake, but it is definitely an error. The page on Japanese numerals is mostly about numerals but digresses into number-words a bit, while the page on Chinese numerals deals exclusively with the symbols. I think that it would be a good thing to clear up this confusion both by giving the articles correct titles and where necessary splitting content into a "number" article and a "numeral" article. The way it is is misleading to people looking for information and makes it look like topics are covered that in some cases have not been.Bill 00:08, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Origin of Native Korean numerals

Hi, I read from somewhere that Native Korean numerals were borrowed/resembles numerals from other languages. Is this true? Alex Ng 02:03, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Borrowed? I'd be interested to see the source for that. -- Visviva 04:47, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Higher numbers

Can we get a source for these? If they're real -- and I know I've at least heard of gyeong --, they must have been invented by someone. -- Visviva 04:47, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Web sources tend to use 10⁵² for 항하사 and 10⁶⁸ for 무량대수, but my dictionary uses 10⁵⁶ for 항하사 and increases the gaps by 10⁸. --Kjoonlee 03:53, 24 December 2006 (UTC)