높이뛰기 선수

Korean

Etymology

From 높이뛰기 (nopittwigi, high jump) +‎ 선수(選手) (seonsu, player).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [no̞pʰit͈ɥiɡi sʰɘ(ː)nsʰu] ~ [no̞pʰit͈yɡi sʰɘ(ː)nsʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ (ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nopittwigi seonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nop'i'ttwigi seonsu
McCune–Reischauer?nop'ittwigi sŏnsu
Yale Romanization?noph.i.ttwiki sēnswu

Noun

높이뛰기 선수 • (nopittwigi seonsu)

  1. high jumper