은어

은어

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 銀魚, from 銀 (“silver”) + 魚 (“fish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ɯnʌ̹]
• Phonetic Hangul[으너]

Revised Romanization? euneo Revised Romanization (translit.)? eun-eo McCune–Reischauer? ŭnŏ Yale Romanization? un.e

Noun

은어 • (euneo) (hanja 銀魚)

1. The ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis).
2. (rare) the Japanese catfish (Silurus asotus).

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 隱語, from 隱 (“hidden”) + 語 (“speech”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ɯnʌ̹]
• Phonetic Hangul[으너]

Revised Romanization? euneo Revised Romanization (translit.)? eun-eo McCune–Reischauer? ŭnŏ Yale Romanization? un.e

Noun

은어 • (euneo) (hanja 隱語)

1. slang; jargon; argot