백련어

Korean

Etymology

From 백련(白鰱) (baengnyeon, “silver carp”) +‎ 어(魚) (eo, “fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pɛŋɲʌ̹nʌ̹] ~ [pe̞ŋɲʌ̹nʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [뱅녀너/벵녀너]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	baengnyeoneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	baeglyeon'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	paengnyŏnŏ
Yale Romanization?	payklyen.e

Noun

백련어 • (baengnyeoneo) (hanja 白鰱魚)

1. The silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix.

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 19 (last accessed)) “백련어 [baengnyeoneo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “백련어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 158