구굴무치

Korean

Etymology

Contains the suffix --치 (-chi) commonly found in fish names.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kuɡuɭmut͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [구굴무치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gugulmuchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gugulmuchi
McCune–Reischauer?	kugulmuch'i
Yale Romanization?	kwukwul.mu.chi

Noun

구굴무치 • (gugulmuchi)

1. The spined sleeper, Eleotris oxycephala.

Synonyms

• 남껄껄이 (namkkeolkkeori)
• 껄치 (kkeolchi)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “구굴무치 [gugulmuchi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “구굴무치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 348