수천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 數千, from 數 (“numerous, many”) + 千 (“thousand”)

Pronunciation

  • (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

수천 • (sucheon) (hanja 數千)

  1. many thousands
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