송사리
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean 숑샤리 (Yale: syongsyali).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [송(ː)사리]
- Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | songsari |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | songsali |
| McCune–Reischauer? | songsari |
| Yale Romanization? | sōngsali |
Noun
송사리 • (songsari)
- The Asiatic ricefish, Oryzias latipes.
- A weak or powerless person.
Synonyms
- 송살 (songsal)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-22), “송사리”, in 표준국어대사전
- 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “송사리”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 300