수천

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 數千, from 數 (“numerous, many”) + 千 (“thousand”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)천]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sucheon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sucheon
    McCune–Reischauer?such'ŏn
    Yale Romanization?swū.chen

    Numeral

    수천 • (sucheon) (hanja 數千)

    1. many thousands
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