투구

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 투〮구〮 (Yale: thwúkwú).

A post-Sino-Korean borrowing from Early Mandarin 頭盔 (EM *tʰəwᴸᴸkʰuj, “helmet”), probably borrowed under Mongol rule (1270—1356). The expected Sino-Korean reflex is *두회 (*duhoe), which does not exist.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰuɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [투구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tugu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tugu
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ugu
Yale Romanization?	thwukwu

Noun

투구 • (tugu)

1. historical helmet (as part of military gear)

Derived terms

• 투구게 (tuguge, “horseshoe crab”)
• 투구꽃 (tugukkot, “monkshood”)

 

See also

• 헬멧 (helmet, “modern helmet”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 投球.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰuɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [투구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tugu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tugu
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ugu
Yale Romanization?	thwukwu

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	투구하다

투구 • (tugu) (hanja 投球)

1. (baseball) pitch