낙수

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ks͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [낙쑤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naksu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nagsu
McCune–Reischauer?	naksu
Yale Romanization?	nak.swu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 落 (“to fall; fallen”) + 穗 (“ear of grain”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	낙수(落穗) (naksu)
North Korean Standard Language	락수(落穗) (raksu)

낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 落穗)

1. leftover crops after the harvest; ears of grain fallen on the ground after the harvest
2. (figurative) related episode, anecdote or backstory told after the main event

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 落水, from 落 (“to fall; fallen”) + 水 (“water”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	낙수(落水) (naksu)
North Korean Standard Language	락수(落水) (raksu)

낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 落水)

1. dripping water; trickling water (e.g. from rooftops or icicles)
2. (agriculture) draining water from rice paddies

   Synonym: 물떼기 (multtegi)

Derived terms

verbs

• 낙수(落水)하다 (naksuhada, “to drain water from rice paddies”)

nouns

• 낙수(落水)받이 (naksubaji, “pan to catch leaking water”)
• 낙수이론(落水理論) (naksu'iron, “trickle-down theory”)
• 낙수효과(落水效果) (naksuhyogwa, “trickle-down effect”)
• 낙숫(落水)물 (naksunmul, “trickling water”)

Etymology 3

South Korean Standard Language	낙수(樂受) (naksu)
North Korean Standard Language	락수(樂受) (raksu)

Sino-Korean word from 樂 (“pleasure”) + 受 (“sensation”).

Noun

낙수 • (naksu) (hanja 樂受)

1. (Buddhism, philosophy) the physically pleasurable (sukhā) type of sensation (vedanā)

   Coordinate terms: 고수(苦受) (gosu), 사수(捨受) (sasu)