공수
Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)ŋsʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [공(ː)수]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gongsu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gongsu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kongsu |
| Yale Romanization? | kōngswu |
Noun
공수 • (gongsu) (hanja 空輸)
- air transportation
- Short for 공수부대 (gongsubudae, “airborne troops”).
- 11공수 여단 서울에서 광주로 이동.
- 11gongsu yeodan seoureseo gwangjuro idong.
- The 11th Airborne Brigade was deployed from Seoul to Gwangju.
Etymology 2
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ŋsʰu]
- Phonetic hangul: [공수]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gongsu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gongsu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kongsu |
| Yale Romanization? | kongswu |
Noun
공수 • (gongsu)
- (shamanism) speech uttered by a Korean shaman in a trance state, thought to be from a deity or ancestor who has possessed the shaman
Hyponyms
- 넋두리 (neokduri)
Usage notes
The conventional English translation in academia is "inspired speech".
The verb 주다 (juda, “to give”) is used to refer to the god "giving" the speech to the shaman; the verb 받다 (batda, “to receive”) is used to refer to the shaman "receiving" the speech; the verb 내리다 (naerida, “to give to subordinates”) is used to refer to the shaman "giving" the god's message to the worshippers.