버들개

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹dɯɭɡɛ] ~ [pʌ̹dɯɭɡe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [버들개/버들게]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beodeulgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beodeulgae
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏdŭlgae
Yale Romanization?	petul.kay

Noun

버들개 • (beodeulgae)

1. The Amur minnow, Phoxinus steindachneri.
2. (North Korea) The Chinese minnow, Phoxinus oxycephalus.
3. (Hamgyong) A stream with many willows.

Synonyms

• (stream with many willows): (Gangwon dialect) 버들 (beodeul)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 19 (last accessed)) “버들개 [beodeulgae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “버들개”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 168