Korean

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은연어

Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from (silver) + 鰱魚 (chum salmon).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eunnyeoneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eun'yeon'eo
McCune–Reischauer?ŭnnyŏnŏ
Yale Romanization?unnyen.e

Noun

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은연어 (eunyeoneo) (hanja 銀鰱魚)

South Korean
Standard Language
은연어 (eunyeoneo)
North Korean
Standard Language
은송어 (eunsong'eo)
  1. the coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “은연어 [eunyeoneo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “은연어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 285