왜몰개
Korean
Etymology
Literally "small short-barbel gudgeon." From 왜 (矮, wae, “small”) + 몰개 (molgae, “short-barbel gudgeon”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wɛmo̞ɭɡɛ] ~ [wɛmo̞ɭɡe̞] ~ [we̞mo̞ɭɡɛ] ~ [we̞mo̞ɭɡe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [왜몰개/왜몰게/웨몰개/웨몰게]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | waemolgae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | waemolgae |
McCune–Reischauer? | waemolgae |
Yale Romanization? | waymol.kay |
Noun
왜몰개 • (waemolgae) (hanja 矮몰개)
- The Venus fish, Aphyocypris chinensis.
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-19), “왜몰개”, in 표준국어대사전
- 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “왜몰개”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 176