가시고기

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Korean

Etymology

Literally "thorny fish." From 가시 (gasi, thorn) +‎ 고기 (gogi, fish).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gasigogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gasigogi
McCune–Reischauer?kasigogi
Yale Romanization?kasikoki

Noun

가시고기 (gasigogi)

  1. The Amur stickleback, Pungitius sinensis.

Derived terms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “가시고기 ”, in 표준국어대사전
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “가시고기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 310