대수

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daesu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daesu
McCune–Reischauer?	taesu
Yale Romanization?	tāyswu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 大數

Noun

대수 • (daesu) (hanja 大數)

1. a large number

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 代數

Noun

대수 • (daesu) (hanja 代數)

1. algebra

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 對數

Noun

대수 • (daesu) (hanja 對數)

1. logarithm

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 大水

Noun

대수 • (daesu) (hanja 大水)

1. flood

Synonyms

• 홍수 (洪水, hongsu)