수천
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 數千, from 數 (“numerous, many”) + 千 (“thousand”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [수(ː)천]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sucheon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sucheon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | such'ŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | swū.chen |
Numeral
[edit]- many thousands