여울마자

여울마자

Korean

Etymology

From 여울 (yeoul, “shallows”) + 마자, an element often found in fish names. Name applied by the discoverers of the species in 1999.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[jʌ̹uɭma̠d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[여울마자]

Revised Romanization? yeoulmaja Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeoulmaja McCune–Reischauer? yŏulmaja Yale Romanization? yewulmaca

Noun

여울마자 • (yeoulmaja)

1. A Korean species of gudgeon, Microphysogobio rapidus.

References

• 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “여울마자”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 150