삼척

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 三陟, from 三 (“three”) + 陟 (“advance”). Coined by Korean monarch Gyeongdeok of Silla as part of the toponymic Sinicization reform of 757. This was presumably an adaptation of 실직 (悉直, Siljik), the ancient Old Korean name for the town.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠mt͡ɕʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [삼척]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Samcheok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Samcheog
McCune–Reischauer?	Samch'ŏk
Yale Romanization?	samchek

Proper noun

삼척 • (Samcheok) (hanja 三陟)

1. Samcheok (a coastal city in Gangwon Province, South Korea)