야구
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 野球, from 野 (“field”) + 球 (“ball”), borrowed from Japanese 野球 (yakyū).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈja̠(ː)ɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)구]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yagu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yagu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yagu |
| Yale Romanization? | yākwu |
Noun
Derived terms
- 야구 동영상 (yagu dong'yeongsang)