2루

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 二壘.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ɾu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?iru
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?ilu
    McCune–Reischauer?iru
    Yale Romanization?īlwu

    Noun

    2루 • (iru) (hangeul 이루, hanja 二壘)

    1. (baseball) second base
      Coordinate terms: 1루(一壘) (illu), 3루(三壘) (samnu)

    Derived terms