철쭉

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 텩〮툑〮 (Yale: thyékthyók), nativisation of the Sino-Korean word 척촉 (躑躅, cheokchok).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈uk̚]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [철쭉]
Revised Romanization? cheoljjuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)? cheoljjug
McCune–Reischauer? ch'ŏltchuk
Yale Romanization? chelccwuk

Noun

철쭉 • (cheoljjuk)

  1. rhododendron; azalea
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