태권

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 跆拳, from 跆 (“trample, kick”) + 拳 (“fist, strike”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɛk͈wʌ̹n] ~ [tʰe̞k͈wʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [태꿘/테꿘]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?taegwon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?taegwon
    McCune–Reischauer?t'aekwŏn
    Yale Romanization?thayqkwen

    Noun

    태권 • (taegwon) (hanja 跆拳)

    1. kicking and punching
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 胎倦, from 胎 (“fetus, uterus”) + 倦 (“langour”).

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰɛɡwʌ̹n] ~ [tʰe̞ɡwʌ̹n]
      • Phonetic hangul: [태권/테권]
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?taegwon
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?taegwon
      McCune–Reischauer?t'aegwŏn
      Yale Romanization?thaykwen

      Noun

      태권 • (taegwon) (hanja 胎倦)

      1. (traditional Chinese medicine) symptoms of thinning and langour during pregnancy
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