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Korean
Etymology
From Middle Korean *가ᄫᆞᆯ (*kaWol), from Old Korean *kapol or perhaps *kapul.
First attested in Hangul form only in the seventeenth century, but regularly indirectly attested since the eighth century in Chinese-language texts produced in Korea in the phonogramic form 加火魚／加火鱼 (jiāhuǒyú).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gaori |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gaoli |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kaori |
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| Yale Romanization? | kaoli |
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South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 가오리의 / 가오리에 / 가오리까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
가오리 • (gaori)
- ray, stingray (fish with flat body)