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

• 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo, “taekwondo”)

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