보복구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 報復 (“revenge; retaliation”) + 球 (“pitch”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)bo̞k̚k͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [보(ː)복꾸]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bobokgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boboggu
McCune–Reischauer?pobokku
Yale Romanization?pōpok.kwu

Noun

보복구 • (bobokgu) (hanja 報復球)

  1. (baseball) intentional hit-by-pitch
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