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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | silsu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | silsu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | silssu |
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| Yale Romanization? | silqswu |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 失手, from 失 (“to lose, make mistake, to neglect”) + 手 (“hand”)
Noun
실수 • (silsu) (hanja 失手)
- mistake
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 實數, from 實 (“real, true, solid, honest”) + 數 (“number”)
Noun
실수 • (silsu) (hanja 實數)
- (mathematics) real number