칠성말배꼽

Korean

Etymology

Originally from Pyongbuk dialect. From 칠성(七星) (chilseong, “Ursa Major”) +‎ 말배꼽 (malbaekkop, “lamprey”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰiɭs͈ʌ̹ŋma̠ɭbɛk͈o̞p̚] ~ [t͡ɕʰiɭs͈ʌ̹ŋma̠ɭbe̞k͈o̞p̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [칠썽말배꼽/칠썽말베꼽]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chilseongmalbaekkop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chilseongmalbae'kkob
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ilssŏngmalbaekkop
Yale Romanization?chilqsengmal.pay.kkop

Noun

칠성말배꼽 • (chilseongmalbaekkop)

  1. The Korean lamprey, Lampetra morii.

Derived terms

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-12), “칠성말배꼽”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “칠성말배꼽”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 34
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