뱀장어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "snake eel." From 뱀 (baem, “snake”) +‎ 장어(長魚) (jang'eo, “eel”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)md͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)md͡ʑa̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [뱀(ː)장어/벰(ː)장어]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baemjang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baemjang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	paemjangŏ
Yale Romanization?	pāymcange

Noun

뱀장어 • (baemjang'eo)

1. The Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

References

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