Korean

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Etymology

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Includes the hanja suffix 어(魚) (-eo, fish).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ung'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ung'eo
McCune–Reischauer?ungŏ
Yale Romanization?wunge

Noun

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웅어 (ung'eo)

  1. The estuarine tapertail anchovy, Coilia nasus.

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 12 (last accessed)) “웅어 [ung'eo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “웅어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 47