칠성말배꼽
Korean
Etymology
Originally from Pyongbuk dialect. From 칠성(七星) (chilseong, “Ursa Major”) + 말배꼽 (malbaekkop, “lamprey”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰiɭs͈ʌ̹ŋma̠ɭbɛk͈o̞p̚] ~ [t͡ɕʰiɭs͈ʌ̹ŋma̠ɭbe̞k͈o̞p̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [칠썽말배꼽/칠썽말베꼽]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | chilseongmalbaekkop |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chilseongmalbae'kkob |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ilssŏngmalbaekkop |
| Yale Romanization? | chilqsengmal.pay.kkop |
Noun
칠성말배꼽 • (chilseongmalbaekkop)
- The Korean lamprey, Lampetra morii.
Derived terms
- 유럽칠성말배꼽 (yureopchilseongmalbaekkop, “European river lamprey”)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-12), “칠성말배꼽”, in 표준국어대사전
- 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “칠성말배꼽”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 34