선구

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 先驅.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seon'gu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongu
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏn'gu
    Yale Romanization?senkwu

    Noun

    Derived verbs
    Active 선구하다

    선구 • (seon'gu) (hanja 先驅)

    1. pioneer; forerunner
      Synonym: 선구자(先驅者) (seon'guja)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 選球.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɡu]
      • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)구]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?seon'gu
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongu
      McCune–Reischauer?sŏn'gu
      Yale Romanization?sēnkwu

      Noun

      Derived verbs
      Active 선구하다

      선구 • (seon'gu) (hanja 選球)

      1. (baseball) discerning whether a pitch is a strike or not
      Derived terms
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