Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 先驅.
Pronunciation[edit]
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | seon'gu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏn'gu |
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| Yale Romanization? | senkwu |
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선구 • (seon'gu) (hanja 先驅)
- pioneer; forerunner
- Synonym: 선구자(先驅者) (seon'guja)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 選球.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)구]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | seon'gu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | seongu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sŏn'gu |
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| Yale Romanization? | sēnkwu |
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선구 • (seon'gu) (hanja 選球)
- (baseball) discerning whether a pitch is a strike or not
Derived terms[edit]
