실고기

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Korean

실고기 Syngnathus schlegeli

Etymology

Literally "thread fish". From 실 (sil, “thread”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “fish”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?silgogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silgogi
McCune–Reischauer?silgogi
Yale Romanization?sīl.koki

Noun

실고기 • (silgogi)

  1. The pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli

Synonyms

References

  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “실고기”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “실고기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 316
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