강수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 降水, from 降 (“descending”) + 水 (“water”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ŋsʰu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [강(ː)수]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gangsu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gangsu
    McCune–Reischauer?kangsu
    Yale Romanization?kāngswu

    Noun

    강수 • (gangsu) (hanja 降水)

    1. (weather) precipitation (water falling from the atmosphere)

    Hyponyms

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