뱅어

Korean

Etymology

First recorded in the Sejong Sillok as 백어

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baeng'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeng'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	paengŏ
Yale Romanization?	pāynge

Noun

뱅어 • (baeng'eo)

1. Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon.

Synonyms

• 동뱅어 (dongbaeng'eo)
• 면조어 (myeonjo'eo)
• 방어 (bang'eo)
• 백어 (baegeo)
• 뽀드락지 (ppodeurakji)
• 실치 (silchi)
• 은어 (euneo)

 

Derived terms

• 국수뱅어 (guksubaeng'eo, “ariake icefish”)
• 도화뱅어 (dohwabaeng'eo, “flower icefish”)
• 벚꽃뱅어 (beotkkotbaeng'eo, “cherry icefish”)
• 붕퉁뱅어 (bungtungbaeng'eo, “Chinese noodlefish”)
• 실뱅어 (silbaeng'eo, “short icefish”)
• 젓뱅어 (jeotbaeng'eo, “Jordan's icefish”)

 

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “뱅어 [baeng'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “뱅어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 273