호수

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 湖水 (“lake”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hosu
McCune–Reischauer?hosu
Yale Romanization?hoswu

Noun

호수 • (hosu) (hanja 湖水)

  1. lake

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 號數, from 號 (“order”) + 數 (“number”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

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?hosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hosu
McCune–Reischauer?hossu
Yale Romanization?hōqswu

Noun

호수 • (hosu) (hanja 號數)

  1. (ordinal) number
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