수영

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese 水泳 (suiei).

    Sino-Korean word from 水泳, from 水 (“water”) + 泳 (“swimming”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?suyeong
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?suyeong
    McCune–Reischauer?suyŏng
    Yale Romanization?swu.yeng

    Noun

    수영 • (suyeong) (hanja 水泳)

    1. (sports) swimming
      내 친구는 마치 물개처럼 수영을 잘 한다.
      Nae chin'gu-neun machi mulgae-cheoreom suyeon-g'eul jal handa.
      My friend swims just like [just as well as] a seal.

    Synonyms

    • 헤엄 (heeom)

    Derived terms

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