참치

Korean

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Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mt͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [참치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chamchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chamchi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'amch'i
Yale Romanization?	chamchi

Noun

참치 • (chamchi)

1. tuna (fish or meat)
   1. (specifically) bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

      Synonym: 다랑어 (darang'eo)

2. Short for 참치방어 (chamchibang'eo): rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 參差.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰa̠mt͡ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangul: [참치]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chamchi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chamchi
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'amch'i
Yale Romanization?	chamchi

Root

참치 • (chamchi) (hanja 參差)

1. Root of 참치하다 (chamchihada, “to be uneven, to be irregular”). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms

• 참치부제(參差不齊) (chamchibuje)