곤들매기

Korean

Etymology

Probably from 곤들곤들 (gondeulgondeul, “swishing”) +‎ 메기 (megi, “catfish”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ko̞ndɯɭmɛɡi] ~ [ko̞ndɯɭme̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [곤들매기/곤들메기]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gondeulmaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gondeulmaegi
McCune–Reischauer?kondŭlmaegi
Yale Romanization?kontul.mayki

Noun

곤들매기 • (gondeulmaegi)

  1. The Dolly Varden trout, Salvelinus malma.

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “곤들매기 [gondeulmaegi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “곤들매기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 290
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