Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 變數

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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변수 (byeonsu) (hanja 變數)

  1. (mathematics) variable