권투 선수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 拳鬪選手, from 拳鬪 (“boxing”) + 選手 (“player”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kwʌ̹ntʰu sʰɘ(ː)nsʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [권투 선(ː)수]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gwontu seonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gwontu seonsu
McCune–Reischauer?	kwŏnt'u sŏnsu
Yale Romanization?	kwenthwu sēnswu

Noun

권투 선수 • (gwontu seonsu) (hanja 拳鬪選手)

1. a boxer

   Synonyms: 복서 (bokseo), 복싱 선수 (boksing seonsu)