물고기

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Compound of 물 (mul, “water”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “meat”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [muɭk͈o̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [물꼬기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mulgogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mulgogi
McCune–Reischauer?	mulkogi
Yale Romanization?	mulqkoki

Noun

물고기 • (mulgogi)

1. fish (animal)

Synonyms

• 고기 (gogi)
• 어류 (eoryu)
• 생선 (saengseon)

Derived terms

• 민물고기 (minmulgogi, “fresh water fish”)
• 잔물고기 (janmulgogi)

Related terms

• 물 (mul, “water”)
• 고기 (gogi, “meat, chicken, fish”)