국수
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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 국슈 (Yale: kwuksyu).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | guksu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gugsu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kuksu |
| Yale Romanization? | kwuk.swu |
South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 국수의 / 국수에 / 국수까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
국수 • (guksu)