Korean

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Etymology

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Originally 돈고기, from (don, “money”) and 고기 (gogi, “fish”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dolgogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dolgogi
McCune–Reischauer?tolgogi
Yale Romanization?tol.koki

Noun

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돌고기 (dolgogi)

  1. The striped shiner, Pungtungia herzi.

Derived terms

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References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “돌고기 [dolgogi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “돌고기”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 97