"taekwondo" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtaɪkwɑnˈdoʊ/ [General-American], /-ˈkwɑn-/ [General-American], /ˌteɪ-/ [General-American], /ˌtaɪkwɒnˈdəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈkwɒn-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌteɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-taekwondo.ogg [US]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ko|태권도(跆拳道)|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo), {{bor+|en|ko|태권도(跆拳道)}} Borrowed from Korean 태권도(跆拳道) (taegwondo) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} taekwondo (uncountable)
  1. A martial arts form from Korea, known for its elaborate kicking techniques. The sparring aspect is a recognised Olympic sport. Wikipedia link: taekwondo Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Martial arts, Sports Categories (place): South Korea Synonyms: TKD, tae kwon do, taekwon-do Derived forms: TKD Related terms: dojang Translations (a martial art): تَايْكُونْدُو (taykūndū) [masculine] (Arabic), 跆拳道 (thái-kûn-tō) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 跆拳道 (toi⁴ kyun⁴ dou⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 跆拳道 (táiquándào) (Chinese Mandarin), tekvondo (Esperanto), taekwondo (Finnish), taekwondo [masculine] (French), Taekwondo [neuter] (German), τάεκβοντο (táekvonto) [neuter] (Greek), taekwondo (Interlingua), taekwondo (Italian), テコンドー (tekondō) (Japanese), 跆拳道 (tekondō) (Japanese), таеквондо (taekvondo) (Kazakh), 태권도 (taegwondo) (alt: 跆拳道) (Korean), tekvondo (Latvian), теквондо́ (tekvondó) [neuter] (Macedonian), تکواندو (tekvândo) (Persian), taekwondo [neuter] (Polish), taekwondo [masculine] (Portuguese), tae kwon do [masculine] (Portuguese), тхэквондо́ (txɛkvondó) [neuter] (Russian), taekwondo [masculine] (Spanish), เทควันโด (tee-kwan-dôo) (Thai), tekvando (Turkish), đài quyền đạo (Vietnamese)

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