운동화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 運動靴, from 運動 (“sports”) + 靴 (“shoes”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈu(ː)ndo̞ŋβwa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [운(ː)동화]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?undonghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?undonghwa
McCune–Reischauer?undonghwa
Yale Romanization?wūntonghwa

Noun

운동화 • (undonghwa) (hanja 運動靴)

  1. sneakers, trainers, athletic shoes

See also
  • 운동 (undong, “exercise, sport”)
  • 구두 (gudu, “dress shoe”)
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