가자미

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠d͡ʑa̠mi]
• Phonetic hangul: [가자미]

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

Noun

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

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.

Alternative forms

• 가재미 (gajaemi) — dialectal

Hyponyms

• 서대 (seodae, “sole”)
• 넙치 (neopchi, “halibut”)
• 혀가자미 (hyeogajami, “sole”)
• 줄가자미 (julgajami, “roughscale sole”)
• 넙치가자미 (neopchigajami, “olive flounder”)
• 동백가자미 (dongbaekgajami, “ring flounder”)
• 참가자미 (chamgajami, “littlemouth flounder”)
• 목탁가자미 (moktakgajami, “Japanese lefteye flounder”)
• 별목탁가자미 (byeolmoktakgajami, “Indo-Pacific oval flounder”)
• 돌가자미 (dolgajami, “stone flounder”)