미수

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Iryun haengsildo (二倫行實圖 / 이륜행실도), 1518 (Oksan Seowon ed.), as Middle Korean 미시〮 (Yale: mìsí).

Alternative forms

• 미시 (misi)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [misʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [미수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	misu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	misu
McCune–Reischauer?	misu
Yale Romanization?	miswu

Noun

미수 • (misu)

1. misu, a drink made from 미숫가루 (misutgaru, “grain powder”, literally “misu powder”)

Derived terms

• 미숫가루 (misutgaru)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 尾宿.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [misʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [미수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	misu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	misu
McCune–Reischauer?	misu
Yale Romanization?	miswu

Noun

미수 • (misu) (hanja 尾宿)

1. (Chinese astronomy) Tail