분수

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Korean

Etymology 1

분수 (噴水, bunsu, “fountain”).

Sino-Korean word from 噴水, from (spew) + (water).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bunsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bunsu
McCune–Reischauer?punsu
Yale Romanization?pūnswu

Noun

분수 (bunsu) (hanja 噴水)

  1. fountain
    근처 공원 분수 하나 있어서 한번 놀러 봤다.
    Geuncheo gong'won-e bunsu-ga hana isseoseo hanbeon nolleo ga bwatda.
    went to the nearby park because there was a fountain.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bunsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bunsu
McCune–Reischauer?punssu
Yale Romanization?punqswu
  • Many speakers do not apply genitive tensing, and the non-tense pronunciation is also accepted as standard.

Noun

분수 (bunsu) (hanja 分數)

  1. (mathematics) fraction
    분수 최대한 약분 야 된다.
    Bunsu-neun choedaehan yakbun-eul hae-ya doenda.
    A Fraction must be reduced to its simplest form.

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 分數, from (portion; status) + (amount).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bunsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bunsu
McCune–Reischauer?punsu
Yale Romanization?pūnswu

Noun

분수 (bunsu) (hanja 分數)

  1. one's place, means, or station
    Synonym: 분(分) (bun)
    사람 무릇 자신 분수 알아야 한다.
    Saram-eun mureut jasin-ui bunsu-reul jal araya handa.
    A person must well know their place.
  2. (an acceptable) limit (with the verb 있다 (itda, to be))
    장난 농담 분수 있다.Jangnan-gwa nongdam-do bunsu-ga itda.Even a joke has its limits.