진루

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 進壘.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

진루 • (jillu) (hanja 進壘)

  1. (baseball) advancement to the next base

Antonyms

  • 귀루 (歸壘, gwiru)

Derived terms

  • 진루하다 (進壘, jilluhada)