Korean

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Etymology

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Literally "false mullet." From 가(假) (ga, false) +‎ 숭어 (sung'eo, striped mullet).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈka̠(ː)sʰuŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gasung'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gasung'eo
McCune–Reischauer?kasungŏ
Yale Romanization?kāswunge

Noun

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가숭어 (gasung'eo)

  1. The redlip mullet, Chelon haematocheilus

Synonyms

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References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “가숭어 [gasung'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “가숭어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 298