Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 報復 (revenge; retaliation) + (pitch).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpo̞(ː)bo̞k̚k͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bobokgu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?boboggu
McCune–Reischauer?pobokku
Yale Romanization?pōpok.kwu

Noun edit

보복구 (bobokgu) (hanja 報復球)

  1. (baseball) intentional hit-by-pitch