chum salmon

chum salmon

English

Etymology

From Chinook Jargon tzum (from Chinook) + English salmon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃʌm ˈsæmən/

Noun

chum salmon (plural chum salmons)

1. A salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.

Translations

fish

Chukchi: ӄэтаӄэт (qėtaqėt) German: Ketalachs Korean: 연어 (ko) (yeoneo)

Nootka: hink̕uuʔas Russian: кета́ (ru) f (ketá), ке́та (ru) f (kéta)

Synonyms

• dog salmon, keta salmon, silverbrite salmon