Korean edit

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Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 大黃魚. Literally "big yellow fish." From (, dae, “big”) + (, hwang, “yellow”) + (, eo, “fish”).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtɛ(ː)βwa̠ŋʌ̹] ~ [ˈte̞(ː)βwa̠ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daehwang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?daehwang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?taehwangŏ
Yale Romanization?tāyhwange

Noun edit

대황어 (daehwang'eo) (hanja 大黃魚)

  1. The Pacific redfin, Tribolodon brandtii.
  2. The cod (more commonly 대구).