고수

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gosu
McCune–Reischauer?kosu
Yale Romanization?koswu

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 고ᄉᆡ (Yale: kwòsòy).

Noun

고수 • (gosu)

  1. coriander/cilantro
    Synonym: 호유(胡荽) (hoyu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 高手, from 高 (“tall”) + 手 (“-ist; -er”)

Noun

고수 • (gosu) (hanja 高手)

  1. gosu; highly skilled person
Descendants
  • → English: gosu

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 鼓手, from 鼓 (“drum”) + 手 (“-ist; -er”)

Noun

고수 • (gosu) (hanja 鼓手)

  1. pansori drummer

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 苦受, from Sanskrit उपेक्षा (upekṣā) +‎ वेदना (vedanā, “suffering”)

Noun

고수 • (gosu) (hanja 苦受)

  1. (Buddhism) the unpleasant mode of sensation
    Coordinate terms: 낙수(樂受) (naksu), 사수(捨受) (sasu)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 固守, from 固 (“solid”) + 守 (“defence”).

Noun

고수 • (gosu) (hanja 固守)

  1. adherence
Derived terms
  • 고수(固守)하다 (gosuhada)
  • 고수(固守)되다 (gosudoeda)
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