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