호수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 湖水 (“lake”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸʷo̞sʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [호수]

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): [ˈɸʷo̞(ː)s͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [호(ː)쑤]
  • 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