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 term 척촉 (躑躅, cheokchok).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

철쭉 • (cheoljjuk)

  1. rhododendron; azalea
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