실뱅어

Korean

Etymology

Literally "thread icefish." From 실 (sil, “thread”) +‎ 뱅어 (baeng'eo, “Japanese icefish”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭbɛŋʌ̹] ~ [ˈɕʰi(ː)ɭbe̞ŋʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [실(ː)뱅어/실(ː)벵어]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?silbaeng'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?silbaeng'eo
McCune–Reischauer?silbaengŏ
Yale Romanization?sīl.paynge

Noun

실뱅어 • (silbaeng'eo)

  1. The short icefish, Neosalanx hubbsi.

Synonyms

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (accessed 2007-01-22), “실뱅어”, in 표준국어대사전‎
  • 김, 익수; 박종영 (2002), “실뱅어”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 271
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