은어

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 銀魚, from 銀 (“silver”) + 魚 (“fish”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯnʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [으너]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	euneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eun'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭnŏ
Yale Romanization?	un.e

Noun

은어 • (euneo) (hanja 銀魚)

1. The ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis).
2. (rare) the Japanese catfish ().

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 隱語, from 隱 (“hidden”) + 語 (“speech”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯnʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [으너]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	euneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eun'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ŭnŏ
Yale Romanization?	un.e

Noun

은어 • (euneo) (hanja 隱語)

1. slang; jargon; argot