소수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 素數 (“prime number”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sosu
McCune–Reischauer?sossu
Yale Romanization?soqswu

Noun

소수 • (sosu) (hanja 素數)

  1. prime number (natural number)
    Synonym: (North Korea) 씨수 (ssisu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 小數.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)sʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sosu
McCune–Reischauer?sosu
Yale Romanization?sōswu

Noun

소수 • (sosu) (hanja 小數)

  1. decimal

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 少數 (“minority”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)sʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sosu
McCune–Reischauer?sosu
Yale Romanization?sōswu

Noun

소수 • (sosu) (hanja 少數)

  1. minority
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