사수

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 射手.

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sasu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sasu
McCune–Reischauer?sasu
Yale Romanization?saswu

Noun

사수 • (sasu) (hanja 射手)

  1. shooter; bowman; gunman; marksman; archer
Derived terms
  • 명사수(名射手) (myeongsasu)
  • 부사수(副射手) (busasu)
  • 사수궁(射手宮) (sasugung)
  • 사수(射手)자리 (sasujari)
  • 사수좌(射手座) (sasujwa)
  • 포사수(砲射手) (posasu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 死守.

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

Noun

사수 • (sasu) (hanja 死守)

  1. defending to the death
Derived terms
  • 사수(死守)되다 (sasudoeda)
  • 사수(死守)하다 (sasuhada)
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