운동화

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 運動靴, from 運動 (“sports”) + 靴 (“shoes”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈu(ː)ndo̞ŋβwa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [운(ː)동화]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	undonghwa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	undonghwa
McCune–Reischauer?	undonghwa
Yale Romanization?	wūntonghwa

Noun

운동화 • (undonghwa) (hanja 運動靴)

1. sneakers, trainers, athletic shoes

See also

• 운동 (undong, “exercise, sport”)
• 구두 (gudu, “dress shoe”)