링어

Korean

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 링어 (鯉魚, ring'eo, “Koi fish”). Due to its compounded position, the form has been able to preserve the /ŋ-/ initial of the Middle Chinese reading of 魚 (MC ngjo), which is lost in standard Sino-Korean.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈɾi(ː)ŋʌ̹]
Phonetic hangul: [링(ː)어]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	ring'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	ling'eo
McCune–Reischauer^?	ringŏ
Yale Romanization^?	līnge

Noun

링어 • (ring'eo)

The Koi, Cyprinus carpio.

References

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