Korean

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Etymology

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Literally "money fish." Sino-Korean word from 전(錢) (jeon, money) + 어(魚) (eo, fish).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeoneo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeon'eo
McCune–Reischauer?chŏnŏ
Yale Romanization?cēn.e

Noun

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전어 (jeoneo) (hanja 錢魚)

  1. hickory shad (Konosirus punctatus)

References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 16 (last accessed)) “전어 [jeoneo]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “전어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 50