taekwondo

See also: tae kwon do

English

Alternative forms

• tae kwon do

Etymology

Borrowing 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".

Pronunciation

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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)
• Persian: تکواندو‏‎ (fa) (tekvândo)
• Portuguese: tae kwon do m
• Russian: (indeclinable) тхэквондо́ (ru) n (txɛkvondó)
• Spanish: taekwondo (es) m
• Turkish: tekvando (tr)

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Portuguese

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of tae kwon do

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing 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.