흰점복
Korean
Etymology
Literally "white-spotted puffer." From 흰 (huin, “white”) + 점 (點, jeom, “spot”) + 복 (bok, “puffer fish”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çiɲd͡ʑʌ̹mbo̞k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [힌점복]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | huinjeombok |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | huinjeombog |
McCune–Reischauer? | hŭinjŏmbok |
Yale Romanization? | huyn.cempok |
Noun
흰점복 • (huinjeombok)
- The fine-patterned puffer, Takifugu poecilonotus.
Synonyms
- 복쟁이 (bokjaeng'i)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-22), “흰점복”, in 표준국어대사전
- 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “흰점복”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 423