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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 리ᇰ〯어 (Yale: lǐngè).
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 이어 (鯉魚, ieo, “carp fish”). Due to its compounded position, the form has been able to preserve the /ŋ-/ initial of the Middle Chinese reading of 魚 (MC ngjo), which is lost in standard Sino-Korean.
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? | ing'eo |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ing'eo |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ingŏ |
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| Yale Romanization? | īnge |
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Noun
잉어 • (ing'eo)
- carp (fish) in general
- the common carp, Cyprinus carpio carpio
Derived terms
- 비단잉어 (bidaning'eo, “koi”)
References
- 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “잉어 [ing'eo]”, in 한국의 민물고기 [han'gugui minmulgogi], Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 52