가시고기

Korean

Etymology

Literally "thorny fish." From 가시 (gasi, “thorn”) +‎ 고기 (gogi, “fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɕʰiɡo̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [가시고기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gasigogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gasigogi
McCune–Reischauer?	kasigogi
Yale Romanization?	kasikoki

Noun

가시고기 • (gasigogi)

1. The Amur stickleback, Pungitius sinensis.

Derived terms

• 두만가시고기 (duman'gasigogi)
• 잔가시고기 (jan'gasigogi)
• 청가시고기 (cheonggasigogi)
• 큰가시고기 (keun'gasigogi)

 

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “가시고기”, in 표준국어대사전‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “가시고기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 310