Korean

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Etymology

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Contains the suffix -개 (-gae, “thing”), often found in fish names.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jonggae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jonggae
McCune–Reischauer?chonggae
Yale Romanization?congkay

Noun

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종개 (jonggae)

  1. The Siberian stone loach, Barbatula toni.

Derived terms

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References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 20 (last accessed)) “종개 [jonggae]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “종개”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 193