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Korean
Etymology
Possibly from 중 (jung, “Buddhist monk”) + 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 |
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Revised Romanization? | junggogi |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | junggogi |
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McCune–Reischauer? | chunggogi |
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Yale Romanization? | cwūngkoki |
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Noun
중고기 • (junggogi)
- The Korean oily shiner (Sarcocheilichthys nigripinnis morii), a subspecies of the rainbow gudgeon.
Derived terms
- 북방중고기 (bukbangjunggogi, “Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon”)
References
- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “중고기 [junggogi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]
- 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “중고기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 110