포수

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Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 捕手.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?posu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?posu
McCune–Reischauer?p'osu
Yale Romanization?phōswu

Noun

포수 (posu) (hanja 捕手)

  1. (baseball) catcher
See also

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 砲手.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?posu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?posu
McCune–Reischauer?p'osu
Yale Romanization?phōswu

Noun

포수 (posu) (hanja 砲手)

  1. hunter; poacher
    Synonym: 사냥꾼 (sanyangkkun)
  2. (military) gunner, artilleryman, cannoneer
    Synonym: 포병(砲兵) (pobyeong)