2루수

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 二壘手, from 二壘 + .

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    2루수 • (irusu) (hangeul 이루수, hanja 二壘手)

    1. (baseball) second baseman
      Hypernyms: 누수(壘手) (nusu, baseman), 내야수(內野手) (naeyasu, infielder)
      Coordinate terms: 1루수(一壘手) (illusu), 3루수(三壘手) (samnusu), 유격수(遊擊手) (yugyeoksu)