황어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "yellow fish." Sino-Korean word from 황(黃) (hwang, “yellow”) + 어(魚) (eo, “fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɸwa̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [황어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hwang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hwang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	hwangŏ
Yale Romanization?	hwange

Noun

황어 • (hwang'eo)

1. The big-scaled redfin, Tribolodon hakonensis.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 19 (last accessed)) “황어 [hwang'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “황어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 160