누치

Korean

Etymology

Contains the suffix —치 (-chi, “thing”), often found in fish names. First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눗티 (Yale: nwusthi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nut͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [누치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nuchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nuchi
McCune–Reischauer?	nuch'i
Yale Romanization?	nwu.chi

Noun

누치 • (nuchi)

1. The barbel steed, Hemibarbus labeo.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “누치 [nuchi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “누치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 126