자치

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: t͡ɕaˈt͡ɕʰi
• Phonetic hangul: 자치

Romanization

Revised	jachi
McCune–Reischauer	chach'i	Yale	cachi

Etymology

From 자 (ja, “a unit of length”) + -치 (chi), a suffix often found in fish names.

Noun

자치 (romanization needed)

1. The Korean taimen, Hucho ishikawae.
2. Any fish of a similar length.

Synonyms

• 전장어

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "자치 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-22.
• 2002, 익수 김; 박종영, “자치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, ISBN 89-09-07175-3, page 288: