환도상어

Korean

Etymology

환도(環刀) (hwando, “curved sword”) +‎ 상어 (sang'eo, “shark”). The elongated caudal fin of thresher sharks is similar in shape to a curved Korean sword.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠ndo̞sʰa̠ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [환도상어]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwandosang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwandosang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?hwandosangŏ
Yale Romanization?hwantosange

Noun

환도상어 • (hwandosang'eo)

  1. A thresher shark, especially the pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus).

Derived terms

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