백조어

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Korean

Etymology

Literally "white-striped fish." Sino-Korean word from 백(白) (baek, white) + 조(條) (jo, stripe) + 어(魚) (eo, fish).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baekjo'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baegjo'eo
McCune–Reischauer?paekchoŏ
Yale Romanization?paykcoe

Noun

백조어 (baekjo'eo) (hanja 白條魚)

  1. The redfin culter, Chanodichthys erythropterus ( <- Culter brevicauda).

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 19 (last accessed)) “백조어 [baekjo'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “백조어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 188