상어

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean word 사어 (沙魚/鯊魚, sa'eo). Note that Middle Chinese 魚 (MC ngjo) had the consonant /ŋ-/ as an initial, and 상어 (sang'eo) is rather 사(沙) / 사(鯊) (sa) + ᆼ (ng) + 어(魚) (eo), which preserves the initial Middle Chinese consonant. Compare 잉어 (ing'eo, “carp”), 붕어 (bung'eo, “crucian carp”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [상어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	sangŏ
Yale Romanization?	sange

Noun

상어 • (sang'eo) (counter 마리)

1. shark

Synonyms

• (Middle Korean): 두루치 (duruchi)

Derived terms

• 돔발상어 (dombalsang'eo, “shortspine spurdog”)
• 상어피(皮) (sang'eopi, “sharkskin”)
• 철갑(鐵甲)상어 (cheolgapsang'eo, “sturgeon”)

Related terms

• 백(白)상아리 (baeksang'ari, “great white shark”)