계수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 係數, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 係数 (keisū)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)sʰu] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [계(ː)수/게(ː)수]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gyesu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gyesu
McCune–Reischauer?	kyesu
Yale Romanization?	kyēyswu

Noun

계수 • (gyesu) (hanja 係數)

1. (mathematics) coefficient