taekwondo

See also: tae kwon do

English

Alternative forms

• tae kwon do

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도 (跆拳道, taegwondo), from 태 (tae, “to kick or destroy with the foot”) +‎ 권 (gwon, “to punch with the fist”) +‎ 도 (do, “way”). Hence, taekwondo is loosely translated as "the way of kicking and punching".

Noun

taekwondo (uncountable)

1. A martial arts form which originated in Korea known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

Translations

a martial art

• Arabic: تَايْكُونْدُو‎ m (taykūndū)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 跆拳道 (toi⁴ kyun⁴ dou⁶)

  Mandarin: 跆拳道 (zh) (táiquándào)

  Min Nan: 跆拳道 (thái-kûn-tō)

• Finnish: taekwondo (fi)
• French: taekwondo (fr) m
• German: Taekwondo (de) n
• Greek: τάεκβοντο n (táekvonto)
• Interlingua: taekwondo
• Italian: taekwondo (it)

• Japanese: テコンドー (ja) (tekondō) (跆拳道)
• Korean: 태권도 (ko) (跆拳道, taegwondo)
• Latvian: tekvondo
• Persian: تکواندو‎ (fa) (tekvândo)
• Portuguese: tae kwon do m
• Russian: (indeclinable) тхэквондо́ (ru) n (txɛkvondó)
• Spanish: taekwondo (es) m
• Thai: เทควันโด (th) (tee-kwan-dôo)
• Turkish: tekvando (tr)
• Vietnamese: đài quyền đạo

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Finnish

Etymology

From Korean 태권도 (跆拳道, taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑekʋondo/, [ˈt̪ɑe̞kʋo̞ndo̞]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ek‧won‧do

Noun

taekwondo

1. (martial arts) taekwondo

Declension

Inflection of taekwondo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		taekwondo	taekwondot
genitive		taekwondon	taekwondojen
partitive		taekwondoa	taekwondoja
illative		taekwondoon	taekwondoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		taekwondo	taekwondot
accusative	nom.	taekwondo	taekwondot
	gen.	taekwondon
genitive		taekwondon	taekwondojen
partitive		taekwondoa	taekwondoja
inessive		taekwondossa	taekwondoissa
elative		taekwondosta	taekwondoista
illative		taekwondoon	taekwondoihin
adessive		taekwondolla	taekwondoilla
ablative		taekwondolta	taekwondoilta
allative		taekwondolle	taekwondoille
essive		taekwondona	taekwondoina
translative		taekwondoksi	taekwondoiksi
instructive		—	taekwondoin
abessive		taekwondotta	taekwondoitta
comitative		—	taekwondoineen

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Portuguese

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of tae kwon do

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도 (跆拳道, taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taj.ˈkon.do/

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. taekwondo

Derived terms

• taekwondista

References

• “taekwondo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.