Korean

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Etymology

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First recorded in the Sejong Sillok as 백어

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpɛ(ː)ŋʌ̹] ~ [ˈpe̞(ː)ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?baeng'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?baeng'eo
McCune–Reischauer?paengŏ
Yale Romanization?pāynge

Noun

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뱅어 (baeng'eo)

  1. Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon.

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References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “뱅어”, in 표준국어대사전[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “뱅어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 273