철갑상어

Korean

철갑상어 (cheolgapsang'eo)

Etymology

Literally "armored shark." From 철갑(鐵甲) (cheolgap, “armor”) +‎ 상어 (sang'eo, “shark”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭɡa̠ps͈a̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [철갑쌍어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheolgapsang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheolgabsang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏlgapsangŏ
Yale Romanization?	chel.kap.sange

Noun

철갑상어 • (cheolgapsang'eo) (hanja 鐵甲상어)

1. The Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis.

Derived terms

• 큰철갑상어 (keuncheolgapsang'eo, “beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)”)

References

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