가숭어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "false mullet." From 가 (假, ga, “false”) + 숭어 (sung'eo, “striped mullet”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)sʰuŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)숭어]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gasung'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gasung'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	kasungŏ
Yale Romanization?	kāswunge

Noun

가숭어 • (gasung'eo)

1. The redlip mullet, Chelon haematocheilus

Synonyms

• 숭어 (sung'eo)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “가숭어 [gasung'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “가숭어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 298