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Korean
Etymology
The first syllable is 복 (bok, “puffer fish”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | bokseom |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | bogseom |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | poksŏm |
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| Yale Romanization? | pok.sem |
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Noun
복섬 • (bokseom)
- The grass puffer, Takifugu niphobles.
Synonyms
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (22 January 2007 (last accessed)) “복섬 ”, in 표준국어대사전
- 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “복섬”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 421