사구

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 沙丘·砂丘 (沙丘 · 砂丘).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [사구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sagu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sagu
McCune–Reischauer?	sagu
Yale Romanization?	sakwu

Noun

사구 • (sagu) (hanja 沙丘·砂丘)

1. sand dune

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 四球.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sagu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sagu
McCune–Reischauer?	sagu
Yale Romanization?	sākwu

Noun

사구 • (sagu) (hanja 四球)

1. (baseball) a walk

   Synonyms: 포볼 (pobol), 볼넷 (bollet)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 死球.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sagu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sagu
McCune–Reischauer?	sagu
Yale Romanization?	sākwu

Noun

사구 • (sagu) (hanja 死球)

1. (baseball) hit by pitch

   Synonym: 데드볼 (dedeubol)