천리마

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 千里馬, from 千里 (“one thousand li”) + 馬 (“horse”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ʎʎima̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [철리마]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheollima
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonlima
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏllima
Yale Romanization?chenlima

Noun

천리마 • (cheollima) (hanja 千里馬)

  1. Chollima, a mythical Korean winged horse

Descendants

  • English: Chollima
  • Japanese: 千(チョン)里(リ)馬(マ) (chonrima), 千(チョル)里(リ)馬(マ) (chorurima)
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