지명타자

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 지명(指名) (jimyeong, “designation”) + 타자(打者) (taja, “batter”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕimjʌ̹ŋ tʰa̠(ː)d͡ʑa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [지명 타(ː)자]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jimyeong taja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jimyeong taja
McCune–Reischauer?chimyŏng t'aja
Yale Romanization?cimyeng thāca

Noun

지명타자 • (jimyeongtaja) (hanja 指名打者)

  1. (baseball) designated hitter
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