함수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 函數 (“function”), with compound/genitive tensing applied, itself first used in print in 1859 in Li Shanlan's Chinese translation of Elias Loomis's Elements of Analytical Geometry and of the Differential and Integral Calculus.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ms͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [함(ː)쑤]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hamsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hamsu
McCune–Reischauer?	hamssu
Yale Romanization?	hāmqswu

Noun

함수 • (hamsu) (hanja 函數)

1. (mathematics) function