성수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 聖水.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)수]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seongsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seongsu
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏngsu
Yale Romanization?	sēngswu

Noun

성수 • (seongsu) (hanja 聖水)

1. holy water