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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | teoki |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | teoki |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | t'ŏk'i |
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| Yale Romanization? | the.khi |
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Etymology 1
From English turkey.
Noun
터키 • (teoki)
- (bowling) turkey
Etymology 2
From English Turkey.
Proper noun
터키 • (Teoki)
- Turkey (a country in Europe and Asia)
- Synonyms: 토이기 (Toigi), 튀르키예 (Twireukiye)
Usage notes
In South Korean media sources, 터키 (Teoki) became more common than 토이기 (土耳其, Toigi) around 1967.