꼼치

See also: 곰치

Korean

Etymology

Possibly from 곰 (gom, “bear”) +‎ -치 (-chi, “thing, often found in fish names”); if so, a doublet of 곰치 (gomchi).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kkomchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kkomchi
McCune–Reischauer?kkomch'i
Yale Romanization?kkomchi

Noun

꼼치 • (kkomchi)

  1. snailfish (any member of the family Liparidae)
    1. in particular, Tanaka's snailfish (Liparis tanakae)
  2. a small thing

Derived terms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (23 February 2024 (last accessed)) “꼼치 [kkomchi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
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