대두어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 大頭魚. Literally "big-headed fish." From 대두 (大頭, daedu, “big head”)+ 어 (魚, eo, “fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)duʌ̹] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)duʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [대(ː)두어/데(ː)두어]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daedueo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	daedueo
McCune–Reischauer?	taeduŏ
Yale Romanization?	tāytwue

Noun

대두어 • (daedueo) (hanja 大頭魚)

1. The bighead carp, Aristichthys nobilis.
2. The cod (more commonly 대구).