버들붕어

Korean

Etymology

Literally, “willow carp”. From 버들 (beodeul, “willow”) +‎ 붕어 (bung'eo, “carp”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹dɯɭbuŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [버들붕어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beodeulbung'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beodeulbung'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏdŭlbungŏ
Yale Romanization?	petul.punge

Noun

버들붕어 • (beodeulbung'eo)

1. (zoology) round-tailed paradise fish (Macropodus ocellatus)

Synonyms

• (North Korea) 꽃붕어 (kkotbung'eo)
• 투어 (鬪魚, tueo)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “버들붕어 [beodeulbung'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “버들붕어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 405