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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 믌〮고기〮 (Yale: múl-s kwòkí).
물 (mul, “water”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 고기 (gogi, “fish”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | mulgogi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | mulgogi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | mulkogi |
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| Yale Romanization? | mulqkoki |
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Noun
물고기 • (mulgogi)
- fish (as living animals)
- Synonyms: 고기 (gogi), (formal) 어류(魚類) (eoryu)
Usage notes
- "Fish" as meat/food is not called 물고기 (mulgogi), but 생선 (生鮮, saengseon).
- 믉고기 (meulgogi), 믌고기 (meulgogi) — Early Modern
- 뭀고기 (mulgogi) — etymological
Derived terms