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Korean
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 사어 (沙魚/鯊魚, sa'eo). Note that Middle Chinese 魚 (MC ngjo) had the consonant /ŋ-/ as an initial, and 상어 (sang'eo) is rather 사 (沙/鯊, sa) + ᆼ (ng) + 어 (魚, eo), which preserves the initial Middle Chinese consonant.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sang'eo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sang'eo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sangŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | sange |
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Noun
상어 • (sang'eo) (counter 마리)
- shark
Synonyms
- (Middle Korean): 두루치 (duruchi)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 돔발상어 (dombalsang'eo, “shortspine spurdog”)
- 상어피(皮) (sang'eopi, “sharkskin”)
- 철갑(鐵甲)상어 (cheolgapsang'eo, “sturgeon”)
- 백(白)상아리 (baeksang'ari, “great white shark”)