우익수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 右翼手, from 右翼 + 手.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈu(ː)iks͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [우(ː)익쑤]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	u'iksu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	u'igsu
McCune–Reischauer?	uiksu
Yale Romanization?	wūik.swu

Noun

우익수 • (u'iksu) (hanja 右翼手)

1. (baseball) right fielder

   Hypernym: 외야수(外野手) (oeyasu, “outfielder”)

   Coordinate terms: 좌익수(左翼手) (jwaiksu), 중견수(中堅手) (junggyeonsu), 우익수(右翼手) (u'iksu)