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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 태권(跆拳) (taegwon, “foot and fist; trampling and punching”) + 道 (“way”). Coined by Korean martial artist Choi Hong Hi in 1955, influenced by the name of the unrelated martial art of 택견 (taekgyeon).
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | taegwondo |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | taegwondo |
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McCune–Reischauer? | t'aekwŏndo |
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Yale Romanization? | thayqkwento |
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Noun
태권도 • (taegwondo) (hanja 跆拳道)
- taekwondo
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