장어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 長 (“long”) + 魚 (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ŋʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [장어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jang'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jang'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	changŏ
Yale Romanization?	cange

Noun

장어 • (jang'eo) (hanja 長魚)

1. eel

Derived terms

• 갯장어 (gaetjang'eo, “daggertooth pike conger”)
• 붕장어 (弸長魚, bungjang'eo, “whitespotted conger”)
• 펠리칸장어 (pellikanjang'eo, “pelican eel”)