고수

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞sʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [고수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gosu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gosu
McCune–Reischauer?	kosu
Yale Romanization?	koswu

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 고ᄉᆡ (Yale: kwòsòy).

Noun

고수 • (gosu)

1. coriander/cilantro

   Synonym: 호유(胡荽) (hoyu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 高手, from 高 (“tall”) + 手 (“-ist; -er”)

Noun

고수 • (gosu) (hanja 高手)

1. gosu; highly skilled person

Descendants

• → English: gosu

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 鼓手, from 鼓 (“drum”) + 手 (“-ist; -er”)

Noun

고수 • (gosu) (hanja 鼓手)

1. pansori drummer

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 苦受, from Sanskrit उपेक्षा (upekṣā) +‎ वेदना (vedanā, “suffering”)

Noun

고수 • (gosu) (hanja 苦受)

1. (Buddhism) the unpleasant mode of sensation

   Coordinate terms: 낙수(樂受) (naksu), 사수(捨受) (sasu)

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 固守, from 固 (“solid”) + 守 (“defence”).

Noun

고수 • (gosu) (hanja 固守)

1. adherence

Derived terms

• 고수(固守)하다 (gosuhada)
• 고수(固守)되다 (gosudoeda)