타석

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 打席.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	taseok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	taseog
McCune–Reischauer?	t'asŏk
Yale Romanization?	thāsek

Noun

타석 • (taseok) (hanja 打席)

1. (baseball) plate appearance; at-bat

   Synonym: 타석수(打席數) (taseoksu)

2. (baseball) the batter's box

   Synonym: 타자석(打者席) (tajaseok)

See also

• (plate appearance): 타수(打數) (tasu, “official at-bat”)