시구식

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 시구(始球) (sigu) + 식(式) (sik).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

시구식 • (sigusik) (hanja 始球式)

  1. (baseball) ceremonial first pitch