taekwondo

See also: Taekwondo and tae kwon do

English

Alternative forms

• tae kwon do, taekwon-do

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtaɪkwɑnˈdoʊ/, /-ˈkwɑn-/, (colloquially) /ˌteɪ-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtaɪkwɒnˈdəʊ/, /-ˈkwɒn-/, (colloquially) /ˌteɪ-/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: tae‧kwon‧do

Noun

taekwondo (uncountable)

1. A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

   Synonym: TKD

Derived terms

• TKD

Translations

a martial art

• Arabic: تَايْكُونْدُو m (taykūndū)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 跆拳道 (toi⁴ kyun⁴ dou⁶)

  Hokkien: 跆拳道 (thái-kûn-tō)

  Mandarin: 跆拳道 (zh) (táiquándào)

• Esperanto: tekvondo (eo)
• Finnish: taekwondo (fi)
• French: taekwondo (fr) m
• German: Taekwondo (de) n
• Greek: τάεκβοντο n (táekvonto)
• Hungarian: taekwondo (hu)
• Interlingua: taekwondo
• Italian: taekwondo (it)
• Japanese: テコンドー (ja) (tekondō), 跆拳道 (ja) (tekondō)
• Kazakh: таеквондо (taekvondo)
• Korean: 태권도(跆拳道) (ko) (taegwondo)
• Latvian: tekvondo
• Macedonian: теквондо́ n (tekvondó)
• Persian: تکواندو (fa) (tekvândo)
• Polish: taekwondo (pl) n
• Portuguese: taekwondo (pt) m, tae kwon do m
• Russian: тхэквондо́ (ru) n (txɛkvondó)
• Spanish: taekwondo (es) m
• Thai: เทควันโด (th) (tee-kwan-dôo)
• Turkish: tekvando (tr)
• Vietnamese: đài quyền đạo

See also

• dojang

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑekʋondo/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝e̞kˌʋo̞ndo̞]
• Rhymes: -ondo

Noun

taekwondo

1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

Declension

Inflection of taekwondo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		taekwondo	taekwondot
genitive		taekwondon	taekwondojen
partitive		taekwondoa	taekwondoja
illative		taekwondoon	taekwondoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		taekwondo	taekwondot
accusative	nom.	taekwondo	taekwondot
	gen.	taekwondon
genitive		taekwondon	taekwondojen
partitive		taekwondoa	taekwondoja
inessive		taekwondossa	taekwondoissa
elative		taekwondosta	taekwondoista
illative		taekwondoon	taekwondoihin
adessive		taekwondolla	taekwondoilla
ablative		taekwondolta	taekwondoilta
allative		taekwondolle	taekwondoille
essive		taekwondona	taekwondoina
translative		taekwondoksi	taekwondoiksi
abessive		taekwondotta	taekwondoitta
instructive		—	taekwondoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of taekwondo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taekwondoni taekwondoni accusative nom. taekwondoni taekwondoni gen. taekwondoni genitive taekwondoni taekwondojeni partitive taekwondoani taekwondojani inessive taekwondossani taekwondoissani elative taekwondostani taekwondoistani illative taekwondooni taekwondoihini adessive taekwondollani taekwondoillani ablative taekwondoltani taekwondoiltani allative taekwondolleni taekwondoilleni essive taekwondonani taekwondoinani translative taekwondokseni taekwondoikseni abessive taekwondottani taekwondoittani instructive — — comitative — taekwondoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative taekwondosi taekwondosi accusative nom. taekwondosi taekwondosi gen. taekwondosi genitive taekwondosi taekwondojesi partitive taekwondoasi taekwondojasi inessive taekwondossasi taekwondoissasi elative taekwondostasi taekwondoistasi illative taekwondoosi taekwondoihisi adessive taekwondollasi taekwondoillasi ablative taekwondoltasi taekwondoiltasi allative taekwondollesi taekwondoillesi essive taekwondonasi taekwondoinasi translative taekwondoksesi taekwondoiksesi abessive taekwondottasi taekwondoittasi instructive — — comitative — taekwondoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taekwondomme taekwondomme accusative nom. taekwondomme taekwondomme gen. taekwondomme genitive taekwondomme taekwondojemme partitive taekwondoamme taekwondojamme inessive taekwondossamme taekwondoissamme elative taekwondostamme taekwondoistamme illative taekwondoomme taekwondoihimme adessive taekwondollamme taekwondoillamme ablative taekwondoltamme taekwondoiltamme allative taekwondollemme taekwondoillemme essive taekwondonamme taekwondoinamme translative taekwondoksemme taekwondoiksemme abessive taekwondottamme taekwondoittamme instructive — — comitative — taekwondoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative taekwondonne taekwondonne accusative nom. taekwondonne taekwondonne gen. taekwondonne genitive taekwondonne taekwondojenne partitive taekwondoanne taekwondojanne inessive taekwondossanne taekwondoissanne elative taekwondostanne taekwondoistanne illative taekwondoonne taekwondoihinne adessive taekwondollanne taekwondoillanne ablative taekwondoltanne taekwondoiltanne allative taekwondollenne taekwondoillenne essive taekwondonanne taekwondoinanne translative taekwondoksenne taekwondoiksenne abessive taekwondottanne taekwondoittanne instructive — — comitative — taekwondoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative taekwondonsa taekwondonsa accusative nom. taekwondonsa taekwondonsa gen. taekwondonsa genitive taekwondonsa taekwondojensa partitive taekwondoaan taekwondoansa taekwondojaan taekwondojansa inessive taekwondossaan taekwondossansa taekwondoissaan taekwondoissansa elative taekwondostaan taekwondostansa taekwondoistaan taekwondoistansa illative taekwondoonsa taekwondoihinsa adessive taekwondollaan taekwondollansa taekwondoillaan taekwondoillansa ablative taekwondoltaan taekwondoltansa taekwondoiltaan taekwondoiltansa allative taekwondolleen taekwondollensa taekwondoilleen taekwondoillensa essive taekwondonaan taekwondonansa taekwondoinaan taekwondoinansa translative taekwondokseen taekwondoksensa taekwondoikseen taekwondoiksensa abessive taekwondottaan taekwondottansa taekwondoittaan taekwondoittansa instructive — — comitative — taekwondoineen taekwondoinensa

Further reading

• “taekwondo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

[around 1980] Unadapted borrowing from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.kwɔ̃.do/; /taj.kwɔn.do/; /te.kwɔn.do/

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

   je pratique le taekwondo ― I practice taekwondo

Derived terms

• taekwondoïste
• taekwon-doin
• taekwondoka

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛkvondoː]
• Hyphenation: taek‧won‧do
• Rhymes: -doː

Noun

taekwondo (usually uncountable, plural taekwondók)

1. (martial arts) taekwondo (martial arts form)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	taekwondo	taekwondók
accusative	taekwondót	taekwondókat
dative	taekwondónak	taekwondóknak
instrumental	taekwondóval	taekwondókkal
causal-final	taekwondóért	taekwondókért
translative	taekwondóvá	taekwondókká
terminative	taekwondóig	taekwondókig
essive-formal	taekwondoként	taekwondókként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	taekwondóban	taekwondókban
superessive	taekwondón	taekwondókon
adessive	taekwondónál	taekwondóknál
illative	taekwondóba	taekwondókba
sublative	taekwondóra	taekwondókra
allative	taekwondóhoz	taekwondókhoz
elative	taekwondóból	taekwondókból
delative	taekwondóról	taekwondókról
ablative	taekwondótól	taekwondóktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	taekwondóé	taekwondóké
non-attributive possessive - plural	taekwondóéi	taekwondókéi

Possessive forms of taekwondo
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	taekwondóm	taekwondóim
2nd person sing.	taekwondód	taekwondóid
3rd person sing.	taekwondója	taekwondói
1st person plural	taekwondónk	taekwondóink
2nd person plural	taekwondótok	taekwondóitok
3rd person plural	taekwondójuk	taekwondóik

Derived terms

• taekwondós
• taekwondózik

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English taekwondo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈkwɔn.dɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔndɔ
• Syllabification: tae‧kwon‧do

Noun

taekwondo n (indeclinable)

1. taekwondo (martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques)

Further reading

• taekwondo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• taekwondo in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tae kwon do

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /taj.kwõˈdo/ [taɪ̯.kwõˈdo], /taj.kõˈdo/ [taɪ̯.kõˈdo]

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taikˈwondo/ [t̪ai̯kˈwõn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ondo

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

Hypernyms

• deporte de combate

Derived terms

• taekwondista

Further reading

• “taekwondo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10