여울마자

Korean

Etymology

From 여울 (yeoul, “shallows”) + 마자, an element often found in fish names. Name applied by the discoverers of the species in 1999.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹uɭma̠d͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [여울마자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeoulmaja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeoulmaja
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏulmaja
Yale Romanization?	yewul.maca

Noun

여울마자 • (yeoulmaja)

1. A Korean species of gudgeon, Microphysogobio rapidus.

References

• 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “여울마자”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 150