음용수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 飮用水.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɯ(ː)mjoŋsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [으(ː)묭수]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eumyongsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eum'yongsu
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭmyongsu
Yale Romanization?	ūm.yongswu

Noun

음용수 • (eumyongsu) (hanja 飮用水)

1. drinking water

   Synonym: 식수(食水) (siksu)