철갑상어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "armored shark." From 철갑 (cheolgap, “armor”, 鐵甲) + 상어 (shark).

Pronunciation

• IPA: t͡ɕʰʌlgaps͈aŋʌ
• Phonetic hangul: 철갑쌍어

Romanization

Revised	cheolgapsangeo
McCune–Reischauer	ch'ŏlkapsangŏ	Yale	chelkapqsange

Noun

철갑상어 (chulgapsangeo)

1. The Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror), "철갑상어 ", 표준국어대사전. URL accessed on 2007-01-12.
• 2002, 익수 김; 박종영, 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, ISBN 89-09-07175-3: