Turumagi (English spelling)

Japanese: ツルマギ（英語表記）turumagi

The name of the outer garment worn as an outerwear in Korea (illustration). Unisex. Also written as 'robe' or 'shuui'. The Korean word 'tsurumagi' means to cover the body evenly. In the local dialect, it is called 'furumaki', which is said to come from the Mongolian word 'furumakchi'. Historically, it seems to have come from the 'weighe' (upper garment) of Silla, and is a lengthened version of the chogori, with the body length increased to about 130cm. Its prototype can be seen in Goguryeo murals. During the Goryeo period, it was worn as a 'white ramie robe', covering the top and bottom, with a belt (leopak) around the waist, but the current tsurumagi has no belt, only a tying cord.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

朝鮮で外套のようにいちばん外側に着る外出着の名称(図)。男女両用。袍，周衣とも書く。朝鮮語の〈ツルマギ〉とは身体をまんべんなくおおうとの意である。方言ではフルマキともいい，これはモンゴル語のフルマクチからきたともいわれている。歴史的には新羅の〈尉解〉(上衣)からきたものとみえ，チョゴリの身の丈を130cmくらいに長くしたもので，高句麗壁画にもその原型がみえる。高麗時代には〈白苧袍〉として上下を通じて着用され，腰に帯(勒帛)があったが，現在のツルマギには帯がなく，結び紐があるだけである。

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