배스

Korean

Alternative forms

• 베스 (beseu)

Etymology

Hangulization of the English "bass."

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛsʰɯ] ~ [pe̞sʰɯ]
• Phonetic hangul: [배스/베스]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baeseu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeseu
McCune–Reischauer?	paesŭ
Yale Romanization?	paysu

Noun

배스 • (baeseu)

1. The largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides.

Synonyms

• 베스 (beseu)
• 큰입우럭 (keunibureok)

References

• Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “배스”, in 두산세계대백과사전‎^[1]
• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “배스”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[2]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “배스”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 340