계수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 係數, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 係数 (keisū)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkje̞(ː)sʰu] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)sʰu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gyesu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gyesu
    McCune–Reischauer?kyesu
    Yale Romanization?kyēyswu

    Noun

    계수 • (gyesu) (hanja 係數)

    1. (mathematics) coefficient