Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 洪水.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hongsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hongsu
McCune–Reischauer?hongsu
Yale Romanization?hongswu
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 수의 / 수에 / 수까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun edit

홍수 (hongsu) (hanja 洪水)

  1. flood, spate, deluge

Derived terms edit