참몰개

Korean

Etymology

Literally "true gudgeon." From 참 (cham, “true”) +‎ 몰개 (molgae, “short barbel gudgeon”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mmo̞ɭɡɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰa̠mmo̞ɭɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [참몰개/참몰게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chammolgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chammolgae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ammolgae
Yale Romanization?chammol.kay

Noun

참몰개 • (chammolgae)

  1. The Korean gudgeon, Squalidus chankaensis tsuchigae.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “참몰개 [chammolgae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “참몰개”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 120
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