송사리

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean 숑샤리 (Yale: syongsyali).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ŋsʰa̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [송(ː)사리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	songsari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	songsali
McCune–Reischauer?	songsari
Yale Romanization?	sōngsali

Noun

송사리 • (songsari)

1. The Asiatic ricefish, Oryzias latipes.
2. A weak or powerless person.

Synonyms

• 송살 (songsal)

Derived terms

• 대륙송사리 (daeryuksongsari)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “송사리 [songsari]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “송사리”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 300