Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 텰릭. A borrowing from Middle Mongol ᠲ᠋‍ᠠ‍᠊ᠷ᠊ᠯ᠊ᠢ᠊᠊ᠢ᠊ᠡ᠋ (t‍a‍-r-l-i--i-e, terlig), see Mongolian тэрлэг (terleg).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheollik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheollig
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏllik
Yale Romanization?chellik

Noun

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철릭 (cheollik)

  1. officers' uniform jacket