칠성말배꼽

Korean

Etymology

Originally from Pyongbuk dialect. From 칠성(七星) (chilseong, “Ursa Major”) +‎ 말배꼽 (malbaekkop, “lamprey”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰiɭs͈ʌ̹ŋma̠ɭbɛk͈o̞p̚] ~ [t͡ɕʰiɭs͈ʌ̹ŋma̠ɭbe̞k͈o̞p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [칠썽말배꼽/칠썽말베꼽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chilseongmalbaekkop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chilseongmalbae'kkob
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ilssŏngmalbaekkop
Yale Romanization?	chilqsengmal.pay.kkop

Noun

칠성말배꼽 • (chilseongmalbaekkop)

1. The Korean lamprey, Lampetra morii.

Derived terms

• 유럽칠성말배꼽 (yureopchilseongmalbaekkop, “European river lamprey”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 12 (last accessed)) “칠성말배꼽 [chilseongmalbaekkop]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “칠성말배꼽”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 34