메기
Korean
editEtymology
editFirst attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 메유기 (Yale: meyyuki).
Pronunciation
edit- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈme̞(ː)ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [메(ː)기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | megi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | megi |
McCune–Reischauer? | megi |
Yale Romanization? | mēyki |
Noun
edit메기 • (megi)
- catfish, especially the Amur catfish (Silurus asotus).
Derived terms
edit- 유럽메기 (yureommegi, “wels catfish”)
Related terms
edit- 미유기 (miyugi, “Far Eastern catfish”)