2루

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 二壘.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

2루 • (iru) (hangeul 이루, hanja 二壘)

  1. (baseball) second base
    Coordinate terms: 1루(一壘) (illu), 3루(三壘) (samnu)

Derived terms