낙수

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naksu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nagsu
McCune–Reischauer?naksu
Yale Romanization?nak.swu

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 落 (“to fall; fallen”) + 穗 (“ear of grain”).

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		낙수(落穗) (naksu)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		락수(落穗) (raksu)

    낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 落穗)

    1. leftover crops after the harvest; ears of grain fallen on the ground after the harvest
    2. (figurative) related episode, anecdote or backstory told after the main event

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 落水, from 落 (“to fall; fallen”) + 水 (“water”).

      Noun

      South Korean
      Standard Language             		낙수(落水) (naksu)
      North Korean
      Standard Language             		락수(落水) (raksu)

      낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 落水)

      1. dripping water; trickling water (e.g. from rooftops or icicles)
      2. (agriculture) draining water from rice paddies
        Synonym: 물떼기 (multtegi)
      Derived terms
      verbs
      • 낙수(落水)하다 (naksuhada, “to drain water from rice paddies”)
      nouns
      • 낙수(落水)받이 (naksubaji, “pan to catch leaking water”)
      • 낙수이론(落水理論) (naksu'iron, “trickle-down theory”)
      • 낙수효과(落水效果) (naksuhyogwa, “trickle-down effect”)
      • 낙숫(落水)물 (naksunmul, “trickling water”)

      Etymology 3

      South Korean
      Standard Language             		낙수(樂受) (naksu)
      North Korean
      Standard Language             		락수(樂受) (raksu)

        Sino-Korean word from 樂 (“pleasure”) + 受 (“sensation”).

        Noun

        낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 樂受)

        1. (Buddhism, philosophy) the physically pleasurable (sukhā) type of sensation (vedanā)
          Coordinate terms: 고수(苦受) (gosu), 사수(捨受) (sasu)
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