최소

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)sʰo̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)sʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)소/최(ː)소]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?choeso
Revised Romanization (translit.)?choeso
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oeso
Yale Romanization?chōyso

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 最少.

Noun

최소 • (choeso) (hanja 最少)

  1. minimum
    Antonym: 최다(最多) (choeda)
  2. the youngest
Derived terms
  • 최소(最少)하다 (choesohada)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 最小.

Noun

최소 • (choeso) (hanja 最小)

  1. the smallest
    Antonym: 최대(最大) (choedae)
Derived terms
  • 최소(最小)하다 (choesohada)
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