누치

Korean

Etymology

Contains the suffix —치 (-chi, “thing”), often found in fish names. First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 눗티 (Yale: nwusthi).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nut͡ɕʰi]
Phonetic hangul: [누치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nuchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nuchi
McCune–Reischauer^?	nuch'i
Yale Romanization^?	nwu.chi

Noun

누치 • (nuchi)

A barbel steed (Hemibarbus labeo)

References

National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “누치 [nuchi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “누치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 126