뱅어

Korean

Etymology

First recorded in the Sejong Sillok as 백어.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ŋʌ̹] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baeng'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeng'eo
McCune–Reischauer?paengŏ
Yale Romanization?pāynge

Noun

뱅어 • (baeng'eo)

  1. Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon.

Synonyms

  • 동뱅어 (dongbaeng'eo)
  • 면조어 (myeonjo'eo)
  • 방어 (bang'eo)
  • 백어 (baegeo)
  • 뽀드락지 (ppodeurakji)
  • 실치 (silchi)
  • 은어 (euneo)

Derived terms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (22 January 2007 (last accessed)) “뱅어 [baeng'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “뱅어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 273