왜꾹저구

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈwɛk͈uk̚ˌt͡ɕ͈ʌgu
• Phonetic hangul: 왜꾹쩌구

Romanization

Revised	waekkukjeogu
McCune–Reischauer	waekukchŏgu	Yale	way.kkukqcekwu

Etymology

Literally "small floating goby." From 왜 (wae, “dwarf”, 矮) + 꾹저구 (kkukjeogu, “floating goby”).

Noun

왜꾹저구 (romanization needed)

1. The bigjaw goby, Chaenogobius macrognathos.

Synonyms

• 밀기망둥어

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "왜꾹저구 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-22.
• 2002, 익수 김; 박종영, “왜꾹저구”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, ISBN 89-09-07175-3, page 360: