왜매치

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈwɛmɛt͡ɕʰi
• Phonetic hangul: 왜매치

Romanization

Revised	waemaechi
McCune–Reischauer	waemaech'i	Yale	waymaychi

Etymology

Hanja in this word

矮

Literally "small gudgeon." From 矮 (wae, “small”, 왜) + 매치 (maechi, “gudgeon”).

Noun

왜매치 (subject: 왜매치가, topic: 왜매치는, direct object: 왜매치를)

1. The Korean dwarf gudgeon, Abbottina springeri.

References

• Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver.com mirror), "왜매치", 두산세계대백과사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-19.
• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "왜매치 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-19.
• 2002, 익수 김; 박종영, “왜매치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, ISBN 89-09-07175-3: