When you hear 'taekwondo' are you hearing English or Korean?

'Taekwondo' is a word borrowed from Korean 'taekwondo'. The word entered the English language some time around 1967.

taekwondo [noun] [1967]

A Korean art of unarmed self-defense characterized especially by the extensive use of kicks

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Etymology: Korean 't'aekwŏndo' from 't'ae-' to kick + 'kwŏn' fist + 'to' way

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