꼼치

See also: 곰치

Korean

Etymology

Possibly from 곰 (gom, “bear”) +‎ 치 (-chi, “thing, often found in fish names”); if so, a doublet of 곰치 (gomchi).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈o̞mt͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [꼼치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkomchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkomchi
McCune–Reischauer?	kkomch'i
Yale Romanization?	kkomchi

Noun

꼼치 • (kkomchi)

1. snailfish (any member of the family Liparidae)
   1. in particular, Tanaka's snailfish (Liparis tanakae)
2. a small thing

Synonyms

→Create Module:dialect synonyms/ko/꼼치?

Derived terms

• 분홍꼼치 (bunhongkkomchi, “salmon snailfish”)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2024 February 23 (last accessed)) “꼼치 [kkomchi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]