연어
Korean
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Alternative forms
[edit]- 련어 (ryeoneo) (North Korea, China)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹nʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [여너]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | yeoneo |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeon'eo |
| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏnŏ |
| Yale Romanization? | yen.e |
Etymology 1
[edit]Probably from earlier 년어, from 년 (nyeon, “year”) + 어 (eo, “fish”).
Noun
[edit]- salmon (fish)
- In particular, the chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta).
Derived terms
[edit]- 곱사연어 (gopsayeoneo, “humpback salmon”)
- 대서양연어 (大西洋‒, daeseoyang'yeoneo, “Atlantic salmon”)
- 왕연어 (王‒, wang'yeoneo, “Chinook salmon”)
- 은연어 (銀‒, eunyeoneo, “coho salmon”)
- 홍연어 (紅‒, hong'yeoneo, “sockeye salmon”)
References
[edit]- National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “연어 [yeoneo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon][1]
- 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “연어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 278
Etymology 2
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 連語, from 連 (“join”) + 語 (“word”)