실뱅어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "thread icefish." From 실 (sil, “thread”) +‎ 뱅어 (baeng'eo, “Japanese icefish”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	silbaeng'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	silbaeng'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	silbaengŏ
Yale Romanization?	sīl.paynge

Noun

실뱅어 • (silbaeng'eo)

1. The short icefish, Neosalanx hubbsi.

Synonyms

• (Gyeonggi dialect) 먼데기 (meondegi)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “실뱅어 [silbaeng'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “실뱅어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 271