음수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 陰數.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eumsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumsu
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmsu
Yale Romanization?umswu

Noun

음수 • (eumsu) (hanja 陰數)

  1. (mathematics) negative number
    Antonym: 양수(陽數) (yangsu, “positive number”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 飮水.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɯ(ː)msʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [음(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eumsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eumsu
McCune–Reischauer?ŭmsu
Yale Romanization?ūmswu

Noun

음수 • (eumsu) (hanja 飮水)

  1. Synonym of 음용수(飮用水) (eumyongsu, “drinking water”)
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