긴몰개

Korean

Etymology

Literally "long gudgeon." From 긴 (gin, “long”) +‎ 몰개 (molgae, “short barbel gudgeon”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈki(ː)nmo̞ɭɡɛ] ~ [ˈki(ː)nmo̞ɭɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [긴(ː)몰개/긴(ː)몰게]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ginmolgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	ginmolgae
McCune–Reischauer?	kinmolgae
Yale Romanization?	kīnmol.kay

Noun

긴몰개 • (ginmolgae)

1. The Korean slender gudgeon, Squalidus gracilis majimae.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “긴몰개 [ginmolgae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “긴몰개”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 116