농구

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KoreanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• 롱구 (ronggu) (North Korean)

EtymologyEdit

From Japanese 籠 (ろう)球 (きゅう) (rōkyū). Sino-Korean word from 籠球, from 籠 (“basket”) + 球 (“ball”)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key)[no̞ŋɡu]
• Phonetic Hangul[농구]

Revised Romanization? nonggu Revised Romanization (translit.)? nonggu McCune–Reischauer? nonggu Yale Romanization? nongkwu

NounEdit

농구 • (nonggu) (hanja 籠球)

1. (sports) basketball

Related termsEdit

• 농구하다 (籠球하다, nongguhada, “to play basketball”)
• 농구공 (籠球공, nonggugong, “a basketball (ball)”)
• 농구선수 (籠球選手, nongguseonsu, “basketball player”)