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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 函數 (“function”), with compound/genitive tensing applied, itself first used in print in 1859 in Li Shanlan's Chinese translation of Elias Loomis's Elements of Analytical Geometry and of the Differential and Integral Calculus.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | hamsu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hamsu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | hamssu |
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| Yale Romanization? | hāmqswu |
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Noun
함수 • (hamsu) (hanja 函數)
- (mathematics) function