좌익수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 左翼手, from 左翼 + 手.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕwa̠(ː)iks͈u]
    • Phonetic hangul: [좌(ː)익쑤]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jwaiksu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jwaigsu
    McCune–Reischauer?chwaiksu
    Yale Romanization?cwāik.swu

    Noun

    좌익수 • (jwaiksu) (hanja 左翼手)

    1. (baseball) left fielder
      Hypernym: 외야수(外野手) (oeyasu, “outfielder”)
      Coordinate terms: 좌익수(左翼手) (jwaiksu), 중견수(中堅手) (junggyeonsu), 우익수(右翼手) (u'iksu)
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