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Korean
Etymology
Literally "fire-eyed fish," from 눈 (nun, “eye”) + 불 (bul, “fire”). Contains the suffix -개 (-gae, “thing”), often found in fish names.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nunbulgae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunbulgae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nunbulgae |
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| Yale Romanization? | nwunpul.kay |
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Noun
눈불개 • (nunbulgae)
- The barbel chub, Squaliobarbus curriculus.
Synonyms
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 20 (last accessed)) “눈불개 [nunbulgae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]
- 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “눈불개”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 184