붕어

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 부어 (鮒魚, bueo, “carp fish”). Due to its compounded position, the form has been able to preserve the /ŋ-/ initial of the Middle Chinese reading of 魚 (MC ngjo), which is lost in standard Sino-Korean.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈpu(ː)ŋʌ̹]
Phonetic hangul: [붕(ː)어]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bung'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bung'eo
McCune–Reischauer^?	pungŏ
Yale Romanization^?	pūnge

Noun

붕어 • (bung'eo)

The crucian carp, Carassius carassius.

Derived terms

각시붕어 (gaksibung'eo, “Korean rose bitterling”)
떡붕어 (tteokbung'eo, “Japanese crucian carp”)
붕어빵 (bung'eoppang, “fish-shaped bean-filled pastry”)

References

National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “붕어 [bung'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “붕어 [bung'eo]”, in 한국의 민물고기 [han'gugui minmulgogi], Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 55