Korean

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Etymology

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From 됭경 (doenggyeong) +‎ 모치 (mochi), a root found in the names of other native cyprinid fish such as 연준모치 (yeonjunmochi, the common minnow)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [twe̞ŋɡjʌ̹ŋmo̞t͡ɕʰi] ~ [tø̞ŋɡjʌ̹ŋmo̞t͡ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?doenggyeongmochi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?doenggyeongmochi
McCune–Reischauer?toenggyŏngmoch'i
Yale Romanization?toyngkyengmo.chi

Noun

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됭경모치 (doenggyeongmochi)

  1. A Korean species of gudgeon, Microphysogobio jeoni.

References

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  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 19 (last accessed)) “됭경모치”, in 두산세계대백과사전[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “됭경모치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN