축구 선수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 蹴球選手, from 蹴球 (“football, soccer”) + 選手 (“athlete”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰuk̚k͈u sʰɘ(ː)nsʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [축꾸 선(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chukgu seonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chuggu seonsu
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ukku sŏnsu
Yale Romanization?chwuk.kwu sēnswu

Noun

축구 선수 • (chukgu seonsu) (hanja 蹴球選手)

  1. footballer, soccer player
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