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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 野球, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 野球 (yakyū).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | yagu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yagu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yagu |
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| Yale Romanization? | yākwu |
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Noun
야구 • (yagu) (hanja 野球)
- baseball (ball game)
- Synonym: 베이스볼 (beiseubol)
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