롱구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 籠球, from 籠 (“basket”) + 球 (“ball”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 籠(ろう)球(きゅう) (rōkyū).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ŋɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [롱구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ronggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	longgu
McCune–Reischauer?	ronggu
Yale Romanization?	longkwu

Noun

롱구 • (ronggu) (hanja 籠球)

South Korean Standard Language	농구(籠球) (nonggu)
North Korean Standard Language	롱구(籠球) (ronggu)

1. (North Korea, sports) basketball