미지수
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 未知數 (“unknown number”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)d͡ʑisʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)지수]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | mijisu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mijisu |
McCune–Reischauer? | mijisu |
Yale Romanization? | mīciswu |
Noun[edit]
- (mathematics) unknown quantity; the unknown
- (figuratively) the unknown, something not yet known/determined