복섬

Korean

Etymology

The first syllable is 복 (bok, “puffer fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [po̞ks͈ʌ̹m]
• Phonetic hangul: [복썸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	bokseom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	bogseom
McCune–Reischauer?	poksŏm
Yale Romanization?	pok.sem

Noun

복섬 • (bokseom)

1. The grass puffer, Takifugu niphobles.

Synonyms

• 졸복아지 (jolbogaji)

References

• National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “복섬 [bokseom]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎^[1]
• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “복섬”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 421