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)
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