각시붕어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "young wife carp." From 각시 (gaksi, “young wife”) + 붕어 (bung'eo, “crucian carp”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠kɕ͈ibuŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [각씨붕어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gaksibung'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gagsibung'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	kaksibungŏ
Yale Romanization?	kak.sipunge

Noun

각시붕어 • (gaksibung'eo)

1. The Korean rose bitterling, Rhodeus uyekii.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “각시붕어 [gaksibung'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “각시붕어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 68