붕어

Korean

붕어

Etymology

First recorded in the Hunmong Jahoe, 1527, as 부어 (鮒魚). Includes the hanja suffix 어 (魚, eo, “fish”). Note that 魚 had the consonant /ŋ/ as an initial, and 붕어 is rather 부 (鮒) + ㅇ어 (魚).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bung'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bung'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	pungŏ
Yale Romanization?	pūnge

Noun

붕어 • (bung'eo)

1. The crucian carp, Carassius carassius.

Derived terms

• 붕어빵 (bung'eoppang, “fish-shaped bean-filled pastry”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “붕어”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “붕어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 55