수영

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese 水泳 (suiei). Sino-Korean word from 水泳, from 水 (“water”) + 泳 (“swimming”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)[sʰujʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[수영]
Revised Romanization? suyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)? suyeong
McCune–Reischauer? suyŏng
Yale Romanization? swuyeng

Noun

수영 • (suyeong) (hanja 水泳)

  1. (sports) swimming
    내 친구는 마치 물개처럼 수영을 잘 한다.
    Nae chin-guneun machi mulgaecheoreom suyeong-eul jal handa.
    My friend swims just like [just as well as] a seal.

Synonyms

  • 헤엄 (heeom)
  • 수영하다 (suyeonghada, “to swim”)
  • 수영장 (suyeongjang, “swimming baths, a swimming pool”)
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