taekwondo
See also: tae kwon do
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 태권도 (跆拳道, taegwondo), from 태 (tae, “to kick or destroy with the foot”) + 권 (gwon, “to punch with the fist”) + 도 (do, “way”), hence, loosely translated, "the way of kicking and punching".
Pronunciation
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Noun
taekwondo (uncountable)
- A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.
Translations
a martial art
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑekʋondo/, [ˈt̪ɑe̞kʋo̞ndo̞]
- Hyphenation: ta‧ek‧won‧do
Declension
| Inflection of taekwondo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | taekwondo | taekwondot | |
| genitive | taekwondon | taekwondojen | |
| partitive | taekwondoa | taekwondoja | |
| illative | taekwondoon | taekwondoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | taekwondo | taekwondot | |
| accusative | nom. | taekwondo | taekwondot |
| gen. | taekwondon | ||
| genitive | taekwondon | taekwondojen | |
| partitive | taekwondoa | taekwondoja | |
| inessive | taekwondossa | taekwondoissa | |
| elative | taekwondosta | taekwondoista | |
| illative | taekwondoon | taekwondoihin | |
| adessive | taekwondolla | taekwondoilla | |
| ablative | taekwondolta | taekwondoilta | |
| allative | taekwondolle | taekwondoille | |
| essive | taekwondona | taekwondoina | |
| translative | taekwondoksi | taekwondoiksi | |
| instructive | — | taekwondoin | |
| abessive | taekwondotta | taekwondoitta | |
| comitative | — | taekwondoineen | |
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taj.ˈkon.do/
Derived terms
References
- “taekwondo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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