숭어

Korean

Etymology

First recorded in the Hunmong Jahoe, 1527, as "슈어." From 秀魚. Includes the hanja suffix 어 (魚, eo, “fish”). Note that 魚 had the consonant /ŋ/ as an initial, and 숭어 is rather 수 (秀) + ㅇ어 (魚).

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

Noun

숭어 • (sung'eo)

  1. The striped mullet, Mugil cephalus.

Synonyms
  • 은숭어 (eunsung'eo)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-22), “숭어”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “숭어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 294
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