왜꾹저구

Korean

Etymology

Literally "small floating goby." From 왜 (矮, wae, “dwarf”) + 꾹저구 (kkukjeogu, “floating goby”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wɛk͈uk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɡu] ~ [we̞k͈uk̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [왜꾹쩌구/웨꾹쩌구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	waekkukjeogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wae'kkugjeogu
McCune–Reischauer?	waekkukchŏgu
Yale Romanization?	way.kkwukcekwu

Noun

왜꾹저구 • (waekkukjeogu)

1. The bigjaw goby, Chaenogobius macrognathos.

Synonyms

• 밀기망둥어 (milgimangdung'eo)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “왜꾹저구 [waekkukjeogu]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “왜꾹저구”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 360