강수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 降水, from 降 (“descending”) + 水 (“water”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ŋsʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [강(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gangsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gangsu
McCune–Reischauer?kangsu
Yale Romanization?kāngswu

Noun

강수 • (gangsu) (hanja 降水)

  1. (weather) precipitation (water falling from the atmosphere)
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