야구 선수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 野球選手, from 野球 (baseball) + 選手 (player).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ja̠ɡu sʰɘ(ː)nsʰu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yagu seonsu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yagu seonsu
    McCune–Reischauer?yagu sŏnsu
    Yale Romanization?yakwu sēnswu

    Noun

    야구 선수 • (yagu seonsu) (hanja 野球選手)

    1. baseball player