사구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 沙丘/砂丘.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sagu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sagu
McCune–Reischauer?sagu
Yale Romanization?sakwu

Noun

사구 • (sagu) (hanja 沙丘/砂丘)

  1. sand dune

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 四球.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sagu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sagu
McCune–Reischauer?sagu
Yale Romanization?sākwu

Noun

사구 • (sagu) (hanja 四球)

  1. (baseball) a walk
    Synonyms: 포볼 (pobol), 볼넷 (bollet)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 死球.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡu]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sagu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sagu
McCune–Reischauer?sagu
Yale Romanization?sākwu

Noun

사구 • (sagu) (hanja 死球)

  1. (baseball) hit-by-pitch
    Synonyms: 데드볼 (dedeubol), 몸에 맞는 공 (mome manneun gong), 몸에 맞는 볼 (mome manneun bol)