고수
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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| 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)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 高手, from 高 (“tall”) + 手 (“-ist; -er”)
Noun
Descendants
- → English: gosu
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 鼓手, from 鼓 (“drum”) + 手 (“-ist; -er”)
Noun
Etymology 4
Sino-Korean word from 苦受, from Sanskrit उपेक्षा (upekṣā) + वेदना (vedanā, “suffering”)
Noun
Etymology 5
Sino-Korean word from 固守, from 固 (“solid”) + 守 (“defence”).