떡붕어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "rice cake carp." From 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) + 붕어 (bung'eo, “crucian carp”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͈ʌ̹k̚p͈uŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [떡뿡어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	tteokbung'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	tteogbung'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	ttŏkpungŏ
Yale Romanization?	ttekpunge

Noun

떡붕어 • (tteokbung'eo)

1. The Japanese crucian carp, Carassius cuvieri.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “떡붕어 [tteokbung'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “떡붕어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 58