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토이기

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 土耳其. Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 土耳其 (Tǔ'ěrqí).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Toigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Toigi
McCune–Reischauer?T'oigi
Yale Romanization?thoiki

Proper noun

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토이기 (Toigi) (hanja 土耳其)

  1. (now only Yanbian, archaic in the Koreas) Synonym of 튀르키예 (Twireukiye, Turkey (a country in Europe and Asia)).

Usage notes

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In South Korean media sources, 튀르키예 (Twireukiye) or 터키 (Teoki) became more common than 토이기(土耳其) (Toigi) around 1967.

Derived terms

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