게톱치

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Korean

Etymology

Contains the suffix -치 (-chi, “thing”), often found in fish names.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?getopchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?getobchi
McCune–Reischauer?ket'opch'i
Yale Romanization?key.thopchi

Noun

게톱치 (getopchi)

  1. The brass gudgeon, Coreius heterodon.

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “게톱치 [getopchi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “게톱치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 125