taekwondo

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See also: Taekwondo and tae kwon do

English

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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)

  1. 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

See also

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

Noun

taekwondo

  1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

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.
Possessive forms of taekwondo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

Further reading

French

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te.kwɔ̃.do/; /taj.kwɔn.do/; /te.kwɔn.do/

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

  1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)
    je pratique le taekwondoI practice taekwondo

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

Noun

taekwondo (usually uncountable, plural taekwondók)

  1. (martial arts) taekwondo (martial arts form)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
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
Possessive forms of taekwondo
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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás , Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN, page 1349

Polish

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English taekwondo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛˈkwɔn.dɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔndɔ
  • Syllabification: tae‧kwon‧do

Noun

taekwondo n (indeclinable)

  1. 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)

  1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

  1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Further reading

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English taekwondo.

Pronunciation

Noun

taekwondo

  1. taekwondo