taekwondo
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See also: Taekwondo and tae kwon do
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtaɪkwɑnˈdoʊ/, /-ˈkwɑn-/, (colloquially) /ˌteɪ-/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtaɪkwɒnˈdəʊ/, /-ˈkwɒn-/, (colloquially) /ˌteɪ-/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: tae‧kwon‧do
Noun
taekwondo (uncountable)
- A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.
- Synonym: TKD
- 2024 August 30, George Ramsay, “Zakia Khudadadi makes history by winning first-ever Paralympic medal for the refugee team with taekwondo bronze”, in CNN:
- Khudadadi, originally from Afghanistan but now living and training in France, won bronze in the taekwondo women’s K44 -47kg category in Paris.
Derived terms
Translations
a martial art
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See also
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).
Pronunciation
Noun
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 | |
| abessive | taekwondotta | taekwondoitta | |
| instructive | — | taekwondoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “taekwondo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
French
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).
Pronunciation
Noun
taekwondo m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).
Pronunciation
Noun
taekwondo (usually uncountable, plural taekwondók)
- (martial arts) taekwondo (martial arts form)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | taekwondo | taekwondók |
| accusative | taekwondót | taekwondókat |
| dative | taekwondónak | taekwondóknak |
| instrumental | taekwondóval | taekwondókkal |
| causal-final | taekwondóért | taekwondókért |
| translative | taekwondóvá | taekwondókká |
| terminative | taekwondóig | taekwondókig |
| essive-formal | taekwondoként | taekwondókként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | taekwondóban | taekwondókban |
| superessive | taekwondón | taekwondókon |
| adessive | taekwondónál | taekwondóknál |
| illative | taekwondóba | taekwondókba |
| sublative | taekwondóra | taekwondókra |
| allative | taekwondóhoz | taekwondókhoz |
| elative | taekwondóból | taekwondókból |
| delative | taekwondóról | taekwondókról |
| ablative | taekwondótól | taekwondóktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
taekwondóé | taekwondóké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
taekwondóéi | taekwondókéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | taekwondóm | taekwondóim |
| 2nd person sing. | taekwondód | taekwondóid |
| 3rd person sing. | taekwondója | taekwondói |
| 1st person plural | taekwondónk | taekwondóink |
| 2nd person plural | taekwondótok | taekwondóitok |
| 3rd person plural | taekwondójuk | taekwondóik |
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
- ^ Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás , Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN, page 1349
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English taekwondo.
Pronunciation
Noun
taekwondo n (indeclinable)
- taekwondo (martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques)
Further reading
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).
Pronunciation
Noun
taekwondo m (uncountable)
- taekwondo (a Korean martial art)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).
Pronunciation
Noun
taekwondo m (uncountable)
- taekwondo (a Korean martial art)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “taekwondo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 10 December 2024
Vietnamese
Etymology
Probably borrowed from English taekwondo.
Pronunciation
Noun
taekwondo