수요

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 水曜 (“Mercury”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰujo]
• Phonetic hangul: [수요]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	suyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	suyo
McCune–Reischauer?	suyo
Yale Romanization?	swu.yo

Proper noun

수요 • (suyo) (hanja 水曜)

1. (archaic) planet Mercury
2. Wednesday

Synonyms

• 수요일(水曜日) (suyoil, “Wednesday”)

See also

• 칠요(七曜) (chiryo)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 需要, from 需 (“getting”) + 要 (“needing”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰujo]
• Phonetic hangul: [수요]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	suyo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	suyo
McCune–Reischauer?	suyo
Yale Romanization?	swu.yo

Noun

수요 • (suyo) (hanja 需要)

1. (economics) demand