숭어
Korean
Etymology
First recorded in the Hunmong Jahoe, 1527, as "슈어." From 秀魚. Includes the hanja suffix 어 (魚, eo, “fish”). Note that 魚 had the consonant /ŋ/ as an initial, and 숭어 is rather 수 (秀) + ㅇ어 (魚).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰu(ː)ŋʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [숭(ː)어]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sung'eo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sung'eo |
McCune–Reischauer? | sungŏ |
Yale Romanization? | swūnge |
Noun
숭어 • (sung'eo)
- The striped mullet, Mugil cephalus.
Synonyms
- 은숭어 (eunsung'eo)