곱사연어

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈkop̚s͈aˌjʌnʌ
• Phonetic hangul: 곱싸여너

Romanization

Revised	gopsayeoneo
McCune–Reischauer	kopsayŏnŏ	Yale	kopsayene

Etymology

Hanja in this word
鰱	魚

From 곱사 (gopsa, “hunchback”) + 연어 (yeoneo, “chum salmon”, 鰱魚).

Noun

곱사연어 (gopsayeoneo)

1. The Sakhalin salmon, Onchorhynchus gorbuscha.

Synonyms

• 곱추송어 (gopchusongeo)
• 곱사송어 (gopsasongeo)
• 누송어 (nusongeo).

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "곱사연어 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-22.
• 2002, 익수 김; 박종영, “곱사연어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, ISBN 89-09-07175-3, page 280: