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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | naksu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nagsu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | naksu |
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| Yale Romanization? | nak.swu |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 落 (“to fall; fallen”) + 穗 (“ear of grain”).
Noun
낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 落穗)
- leftover crops after the harvest; ears of grain fallen on the ground after the harvest
- (figurative) related episode, anecdote or backstory told after the main event
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 落水, from 落 (“to fall; fallen”) + 水 (“water”).
Noun
낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 落水)
- dripping water; trickling water (e.g. from rooftops or icicles)
- (agriculture) draining water from rice paddies
- Synonym: 물떼기 (multtegi)
Derived terms
- 낙수(落水)하다 (naksuhada, “to drain water from rice paddies”)
- 낙수(落水)받이 (naksubaji, “pan to catch leaking water”)
- 낙수이론(落水理論) (naksu'iron, “trickle-down theory”)
- 낙수효과(落水效果) (naksuhyogwa, “trickle-down effect”)
- 낙숫(落水)물 (naksunmul, “trickling water”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 樂 (“pleasure”) + 受 (“sensation”).
Noun
낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 樂受)
- (Buddhism, philosophy) the physically pleasurable (sukhā) type of sensation (vedanā)
- Coordinate terms: 고수(苦受) (gosu), 사수(捨受) (sasu)