메기
Korean
메기 
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catfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Etymology
First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 메유기 (Yale: meyyuki).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈme̞(ː)ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [메(ː)기]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | megi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | megi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | megi |
| Yale Romanization? | mēyki |
Noun
메기 • (megi)
- catfish, especially the Amur catfish (Silurus asotus).
Derived terms
- 유럽메기 (yureommegi, “wels catfish”)
Related terms
- 미유기 (miyugi, “Far Eastern catfish”)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-22), “메기”, in 표준국어대사전
- 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “메기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 247