어백

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 魚白, from 魚 (“fish”) + 白 (“white”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ʌ̹bɛk̚] ~ [ʌ̹be̞k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [어백/어벡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	eobaek
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	eobaeg
McCune–Reischauer?	ŏbaek
Yale Romanization?	epayk

Noun

어백 • (eobaek) (hanja 魚白)

1. milt (the seminal fluid of fish), soft roe

   Synonym: (rare) 이리 (iri)