수영

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰujʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [수영]

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)

Related terms

• 수영하다 (suyeonghada, “to swim”)
• 수영장 (suyeongjang, “swimming baths, a swimming pool”)