메기

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈmeːgi
• Phonetic hangul: 메ː기

Romanization

Revised	megi
McCune–Reischauer	megi	Yale	mēki

Etymology

First recorded in Interpreter Mr. Pak (번역박통사), 1517, as 메유기

Noun

메기 catfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:catfish

메기 (megi)

1. catfish, especially the Amur catfish (Parasilurus asotus).

Related terms

• 미유기 (miyugi, “Far Eastern catfish”)

See also

catfish

• 鰋 (언, eon)
• 鮎 (점, jeom)

cat

• 猫 (묘, myo)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "메기 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-22.
• 2002, 익수 김; 박종영, “메기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, ISBN 89-09-07175-3, page 247: