Korean

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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소수 (sosu) (hanja 素數)

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

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 小數.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)sʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

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소수 (sosu) (hanja 小數)

  1. decimal

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 少數 (minority).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)sʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

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소수 (sosu) (hanja 少數)

  1. minority