taekwondo

taekwondo

See also: Taekwondo

English

Alternative forms

• tae kwon do, taekwon-do

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtaɪkwɑnˈdoʊ/, /-ˈkwɑn-/, (colloquially) /ˌteɪ-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtaɪkwɒnˈdəʊ/, /-ˈkwɒn-/, (colloquially) /ˌteɪ-/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: tae‧kwon‧do

Noun

taekwondo (uncountable)

1. A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport.

   Synonym: TKD

Derived terms

• TKD

 

Translations

a martial art

Arabic: تَايْكُونْدُو‎ m (taykūndū) Chinese: Cantonese: 跆拳道 (toi4 kyun4 dou6) Mandarin: 跆拳道 (zh) (táiquándào) Min Nan: 跆拳道 (thái-kûn-tō) Esperanto: tekvondo (eo) Finnish: taekwondo (fi) French: taekwondo (fr) m German: Taekwondo (de) n Greek: τάεκβοντο n (táekvonto) Interlingua: taekwondo Italian: taekwondo (it) Japanese: テコンドー (ja) (tekondō), 跆拳道 (ja) (tekondō) Kazakh: таеквондо (taekvondo) Korean: 태권도(跆拳道) (ko) (taegwondo) Latvian: tekvondo Macedonian: теквондо́ n (tekvondó) Persian: تکواندو‎ (fa) (tekvândo) Polish: taekwondo (pl) n Portuguese: tae kwon do m Russian: тхэквондо́ (ru) n (txɛkvondó) Spanish: taekwondo (es) m Thai: เทควันโด (th) (tee-kwan-dôo) Turkish: tekvando (tr) Vietnamese: đài quyền đạo

See also

• dojang

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑekʋondo/, [ˈt̪ɑe̞kˌʋo̞ndo̞]

Noun

taekwondo

1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

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

Possessive forms of taekwondo (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	taekwondoni	taekwondomme
2nd person	taekwondosi	taekwondonne
3rd person	taekwondonsa

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French

Etymology

[around 1980] Unadapted borrowing from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.kwɔ̃.do/, /taj.kwɔn.do/, /te.kwɔn.do/

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

   je pratique letaekwondo ― I practice taekwondo

Derived terms

• taekwondoïste
• taekwon-doin
• taekwondoka

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Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈkwɔn.dɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔndɔ
• Syllabification: tae‧kwon‧do

Noun

taekwondo n (indeclinable)

1. taekwondo

Further reading

• taekwondo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• taekwondo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of tae kwon do

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taikˈwondo/ [t̪ai̯kˈwõn̪.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ondo

Noun

taekwondo m (uncountable)

1. taekwondo (a Korean martial art)

Hypernyms

• deporte de combate

Derived terms

• taekwondista

Further reading

• “taekwondo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014