간유

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 肝油 (“liver oil”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈka̠(ː)ɲu]
• Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)뉴]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ganyu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gan'yu
McCune–Reischauer?	kanyu
Yale Romanization?	kān.yu

Noun

간유 • (ganyu) (hanja 肝油)

1. (cod-)liver oil

Synonyms

• 어간유 (魚肝油, eoganyu, “cod liver oil”)
• (North Korea) 물고기기름 (mulgogigireum)