수영

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese 水泳 (suiei). Sino-Korean word from 水泳, from 水 (“water”) + 泳 (“swimming”)

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?suyeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?suyeong
McCune–Reischauer?suyŏng
Yale Romanization?swu.yeng

Noun

수영 • (suyeong) (hanja 水泳)

  1. (sports) swimming
    내 친구는 마치 물개처럼 수영을 잘 한다.
    nae chin'gu-neun machi mulgae-cheoreom suyeong-eul jal handa.
    My friend swims just like [just as well as] a seal.

Synonyms
  • 헤엄 (heeom)
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