실고기

Korean

실고기 Syngnathus schlegeli

Etymology

Literally "thread fish". From 실 (sil, “thread”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “fish”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	silgogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	silgogi
McCune–Reischauer?	silgogi
Yale Romanization?	sīl.koki

Noun

실고기 • (silgogi)

1. The pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli

Synonyms

• 나무공치 (namugongchi)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “실고기 [silgogi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “실고기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 316