야수선택

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 야수(野手) (yasu, “fielder”) + 선택(選擇) (seontaek, “choice”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈja̠(ː)sʰu sʰɘ(ː)ntʰɛk̚] ~ [ˈja̠(ː)sʰu sʰɘ(ː)ntʰe̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [야(ː)수 선(ː)택/야(ː)수 선(ː)텍]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yasu seontaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yasu seontaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	yasu sŏnt'aek
Yale Romanization?	yāswu sēnthayk

Noun

야수선택 • (yasuseontaek) (hanja 野手選擇)

1. (baseball) fielder's choice