잉어

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 리ᇰ〯어 (Yale: lǐngè).

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 이어 (鯉魚, ieo, “carp fish”). Due to its compounded position, the form has been able to preserve the /ŋ-/ initial of the Middle Chinese reading of 魚 (MC ŋɨʌ), which is lost in standard Sino-Korean.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [잉(ː)어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ing'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ing'eo
McCune–Reischauer?ingŏ
Yale Romanization?īnge

Noun

잉어 • (ing'eo)

  1. carp (fish) in general
  2. the common carp, Cyprinus carpio carpio

Derived terms

References
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “잉어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 52
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