원수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 怨讐.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)nsʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [원(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsu
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsu
Yale Romanization?wēnswu

Noun
South Korean
Standard Language		 원수(怨讐) (wonsu)
North Korean
Standard Language		 원쑤 (wonssu)

원수 • (wonsu) (hanja 怨讐)

  1. enemy
Usage notes
  • In the North, the second syllable is written and pronounced as 쑤 (ssu) to avoid homophony with 원수(元帥) (wonsu, “marshal”).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 元帥.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsu
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsu
Yale Romanization?wenswu

Noun

원수 • (wonsu) (hanja 元帥)

  1. (military) marshal
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 元首.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsu
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnsu
Yale Romanization?wenswu

Noun

원수 • (wonsu) (hanja 元首)

  1. sovereign; head of state
    Synonym: 국가원수(國家元首) (gukgawonsu)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 員數, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonsu
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnssu
Yale Romanization?wenqswu

Noun

원수 • (wonsu) (hanja 員數)

  1. number of persons
    Synonym: 인원수(人員數) (inwonsu)
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