은어

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: ɯˈnʌ
• Phonetic hangul: 으너

Romanization

Revised	euneo
McCune–Reischauer	ŭnŏ	Yale	une

Etymology

Hanja in this word
銀	漁

Hanja compound 銀漁. Literally "silver fish," from 銀 (eun, “silver”, 은) and 漁 (eo, “fish”, 어).

Noun

은어 (romanization needed)

1. The ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis.
2. (rare) the Japanese catfish.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "은어 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-22.
• 2002, 익수 김; 박종영, “은어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, ISBN 89-09-07175-3, page 264: