함수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 函數 (function), with compound/genitive tensing applied, itself first used in print in 1859 in Li Shanlan's Chinese translation of Elias Loomis's Elements of Analytical Geometry and of the Differential and Integral Calculus.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ms͈u]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hamsu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hamsu
    McCune–Reischauer?hamssu
    Yale Romanization?hāmqswu

    Noun

    함수 • (hamsu) (hanja 函數)

    1. (mathematics) function