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chollima

chollima noun: a mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.

Noun

chollima (plural chollimas)

  1. A mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.
    • Comrade Kim asked the workers to work with the speed of Chollima, the legendary winged horse. They did. The production was soon doubled from 60,000 tons a year to 120,000, and it has kept rising ever since.1972 October 1, Nark Gaya, quoting Editor Pak, “The cult of Kim”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2024, Section SM, page 16

Forms of chollima

pluralchollimas

Origin of chollima

Borrowed from Korean 천리마(千里馬) (cheollima).

Questions about chollima

What does chollima mean?
Chollima means a mythical horse that originates from the Chinese classics and is commonly portrayed in East Asian mythology.
What part of speech is chollima?
Chollima is a noun.
What is the plural of chollima?
The plural of chollima is chollimas.

Words near chollima in the dictionary

  1. chollas
  2. choller
  3. Chollerford
  4. chollers
  5. Chollerton
  6. chollima
  7. chollor
  8. Cholmeleian
  9. Cholmeleians
  10. Cholmeley
  11. Cholmondeley

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