까치복

Korean

Etymology

From 까치 (kkachi, “magpie”) + 복 (bok, “puffer fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈk͈a̠(ː)t͡ɕʰibo̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [까(ː)치복]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkachibok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkachibog
McCune–Reischauer?	kkach'ibok
Yale Romanization?	kkā.chipok

Noun

까치복 • (kkachibok)

1. The striped puffer, Takifugu xanthopterus.

Synonyms

• 까치복아지 (kkachibogaji)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “까치복 [kkachibok]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “까치복”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 418