Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Dong'ui bogam (東醫寶鑑 / 동의보감), 1613, as Early Modern Korean 가자미 (Yale: kacami).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gajami
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gajami
McCune–Reischauer?kajami
Yale Romanization?kacami

Noun edit

가자미 (gajami)

  1. flatfish, flounder
  2. any type of fish in the flounder family, i.e., plaice, sole, fluke, turbot, halibut, sand dab, etc.

Usage notes edit

The term 가자미 (gajami) is a general term used to refer to fish in the Pleuronectidae and Bothidae families, although more specific names are often preferred when known.

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