2루수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 二壘手, from 二壘 + 手.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	irusu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ilusu
McCune–Reischauer?	irusu
Yale Romanization?	īlwuswu

Noun

2루수 • (irusu) (hangeul 이루수, hanja 二壘手)

1. (baseball) second baseman

   Hypernyms: 누수(壘手) (nusu, “baseman”), 내야수(內野手) (naeyasu, “infielder”)

   Coordinate terms: 1루수(一壘手) (illusu), 2루수(二壘手) (irusu), 3루수(三壘手) (samnusu), 유격수(遊擊手) (yugyeoksu)