monchong

English

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

monchong (uncountable)

1. (Hawaii) Sickle pomfret (Taractichthys steindachneri)
2. (Hawaii) Brilliant pomfret (also called lustrous pomfret, Eumegistus illustris)

Translations

sickle pomfret

• Hawaiian: mukau
• Japanese: ヒレジロマンザイウオ (鰭白万歳魚, hirejiromanzaiuo), (Kōchi) エチオピア (ja) (echiopia, literally “Ethiopia”), (Kantō) テツビン (鉄瓶, tetsubin, literally “cast iron kettle”)

brilliant pomfret

• Japanese: チカメエチオピア (近目エチオピア, chikame-echiopia)