터키

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tʰʌ̹cçi]
• Phonetic hangul: [터키]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	teoki
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	teoki
McCune–Reischauer?	t'ŏk'i
Yale Romanization?	the.khi

Etymology 1

From English turkey.

Noun

터키 • (teoki)

1. (bowling) turkey

Etymology 2

From English Turkey.

Proper noun

터키 • (Teoki)

1. 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.