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15 words
Korean word
배드민턴
Pronunciation
Romanizationpaedeuminteon
Meaning
- nounbadminton
Example
주말에 배드민턴을 쳤어요.chu ma re pae deu min teo neul cheo sseo yo
I played badminton over the weekend.
More examples
오늘 친구랑 배드민턴 치러 가요.o neul chin gu rang pae deu min teon chi reo ka yo
I'm going to play badminton with a friend today.
Core concept
A racket game in which players send a shuttlecock over a net and land it in the other court to score.
Common phrases
배드민턴을 치다pae deu min teo neul chi da
play badminton
배드민턴 코트pae deu min teon ko teu
badminton court
배드민턴 라켓pae deu min teon ra ket
badminton racket
배드민턴 동호회pae deu min teon tong ho hoe
badminton club
Similar words
테니스teniseu: A racket sport in which players hit a ball over a net to win points.
탁구takkku: An indoor racket sport in which players hit a small ball across a divided table.
배구paegu: A team sport in which players hit a ball over a net onto the opposing court to score points.
Definition in Korean
네트를 사이에 두고 라켓으로 셔틀콕을 상대 코트에 떨어뜨려 점수를 얻는 라켓 경기ne teu reul sa i e tu go ra ke seu ro syeo teul ko geul sang dae ko teu e tteo reo tteu ryeo cheom su reul eon neun ra ket kyeong gi
Word origin
Korean 배드민턴 (baedeuminteon, "badminton") is a sound-based borrowing of English badminton, whose name comes from Badminton House in England.
Usage tips
- Korean usually puts 배드민턴 (baedeuminteon, "badminton") before the verb for playing the sport, unlike English word order in a sentence such as "play badminton."
Related words
- 배드민턴장paedeuminteonjangbadminton courtnoun
- 배드민턴대회paedeuminteondaehoebadminton tournamentnoun
- 배드민턴선수paedeuminteonseonsubadminton playernoun