긴몰개

Korean

Etymology

Literally "long gudgeon." From 긴 (gin, “long”) +‎ 몰개 (molgae, “short barbel gudgeon”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈki(ː)nmo̞ɭɡɛ] ~ [ˈki(ː)nmo̞ɭɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [긴(ː)몰개/긴(ː)몰게]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ginmolgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ginmolgae
McCune–Reischauer?kinmolgae
Yale Romanization?kīnmol.kay

Noun

긴몰개 • (ginmolgae)

  1. The Korean slender gudgeon, Squalidus gracilis majimae.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “긴몰개 [ginmolgae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “긴몰개”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 116
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