잠수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 潛水.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠msʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [잠수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	chamsu
Yale Romanization?	camswu

Noun

잠수 • (jamsu) (hanja 潛水)

1. submergence, submersion

Derived terms

• 잠수복 (潛水服, jamsubok, “diving suit”)
• 잠수정 (潛水艇, jamsujeong, “submersible”)
• 잠수종 (潛水鐘, jamsujong, “diving bell”)
• 잠수하다 (潛水‒, jamsuhada, “submerge”)
• 잠수함 (潛水艦, jamsuham, “submarine”)