ᄌᆞᆷ수

Jeju

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕɒmsu⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɒmsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [ᄌᆞᆷ수]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jawmsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jawmsu
Yale Romanization?	comswu

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 潛嫂.

Noun

ᄌᆞᆷ수 (jawmsu)

1. a female diver

   Synonyms: 해녀 (haenyeo), ᄌᆞᆷ녜 (jawmnye)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 潛水. Cognate to Korean 잠수 (jamsu)

Noun

ᄌᆞᆷ수 (jawmsu)

1. diving

References

• “ᄌᆞᆷ수” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009), “ᄌᆞᆷ수”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 798