Korean

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Etymology

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Contains the suffix -개 (-gae, “thing”), often found in fish names.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?miljagae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?miljagae
McCune–Reischauer?miljagae
Yale Romanization?milcakay

Noun

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밀자개 (miljagae)

  1. The light bullhead, Pelteobagrus nitidus.

References

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  • Dusan World Encyclopedia (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “밀자개”, in 두산세계대백과사전[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “밀자개”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 244