Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 貯水池 (reservoir)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)sʰud͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
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Noun

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저수지 (jeosuji) (hanja 貯水池)

  1. reservoir