야수

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yasu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yasu
McCune–Reischauer?	yasu
Yale Romanization?	yāswu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 野獸.

Noun

야수 • (yasu) (hanja 野獸)

1. beast; brute

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 野手.

Noun

야수 • (yasu) (hanja 野手)

1. (baseball) fielder

   Synonym: 필더 (pildeo)

   Hyponyms: 내야수(內野手) (naeyasu), 외야수(外野手) (oeyasu)