음수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 陰數.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯmsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [음수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eumsu
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmsu
Yale Romanization?	umswu

Noun

음수 • (eumsu) (hanja 陰數)

1. (mathematics) negative number

   Antonym: 양수(陽數) (yangsu, “positive number”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 飮水.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɯ(ː)msʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [음(ː)수]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eumsu
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmsu
Yale Romanization?	ūmswu

Noun

음수 • (eumsu) (hanja 飮水)

1. Synonym of 음용수(飮用水) (eumyongsu, “drinking water”)