호수

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 湖水 (lake)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hosu
McCune–Reischauer?hosu
Yale Romanization?hoswu

Noun

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호수 (hosu) (hanja 湖水)

  1. lake

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 號數, from (order) + (number), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)s͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hosu
McCune–Reischauer?hossu
Yale Romanization?hōqswu

Noun

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호수 (hosu) (hanja 號數)

  1. (ordinal) number