Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 助手.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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조수 (josu) (hanja 助手)

  1. assistant