선수

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 選手, from 選 (“selection”) + 手 (“talent”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nsʰu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)수]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seonsu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonsu
McCune–Reischauer?sŏnsu
Yale Romanization?sēnswu

Noun

선수 • (seonsu) (hanja 選手)

  1. athlete; sportsman; a person who participates in a sport

Derived terms
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