야구

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 野球, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 野(や)球(きゅう) (yakyū).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)구]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yagu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yagu
    McCune–Reischauer?yagu
    Yale Romanization?yākwu

    Noun

    야구 • (yagu) (hanja 野球)

    1. baseball (ball game)
      Synonym: 베이스볼 (beiseubol)

    Derived terms

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