Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 聖水.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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성수 (seongsu) (hanja 聖水)

  1. holy water