스물 -- twenty.
This is the pure-Korean form of the Sino-Korean word 이십. It is preceded by the number 열아홉 and followed by 스물하나. When counting by tens, it is preceded by the number 열 and followed by 서른.
When used for counting, this word is contracted to 스무.
- 스무 살 twenty years old
- 남자 스무 명 있어요. There are twenty men.
- 볼펜 스무 개 주세요. Can I have twenty pens please?
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