칼상어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "knife shark." From 칼 (kal, “knife”) +‎ 상어 (sang'eo, “shark”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʰa̠ɭsʰa̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [칼상어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kalsang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kalsang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	k'alsangŏ
Yale Romanization?	khal.sange

Noun

칼상어 • (kalsang'eo)

1. The Yangtze sturgeon, Acipenser dabryanus.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 12 (last accessed)) “칼상어”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN